The Linfield Christian Lions will take on the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Linfield Christian will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
It was a proper cat-fight when Linfield Christian challenged Paloma Valley on Wednesday. Linfield Christian walked away with an 8-3 win over Paloma Valley. The eight-run effort marked the Lions' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Linfield Christian got a big performance out of Charli Calas, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Preston, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Linfield Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .542. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Murrieta Valley). They put the hurt on Lakeside with a sharp 17-1 victory on Tuesday. The Nighthawks haven't had any issues with the Lancers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Linfield Christian's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Murrieta Valley, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-4.
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