The Southlands Christian Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Bethel Christian Kings at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Southlands Christian proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 13) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past El Monte 9-8.
The team relied heavily on Emily Acosta, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. She also put up a triple, which was her first of the season. Julia Cerrillos was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Acosta wasn't the only one working in the home run department: Southlands Christian lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Bethel Christian won against Loma Linda Academy two weeks ago with 20 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Everything went Bethel Christian's way against Packinghouse Christian Academy as Bethel Christian made off with a 20-3 win. The match marked the Kings' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Maliyah Jarrett was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing Five bases. while going 5-for-5. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more stolen bases the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Samantha Arellano, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base.
The win got Bethel Christian back to even at 3-3. As for Southlands Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
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