The Village Christian Crusaders will face off against the Colony Titans at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Village Christian sitting on four straight victories and Colony on 18.
Village Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over Diamond Bar.
Winston Peterson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Peterson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Peterson was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
In other batting news, Ethan Tibert was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3.
Rancho Mirage typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Colony proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Rattlers by a score of 10-6. That's two games straight that Colony has won by exactly four runs.
Like Village Christian, Colony also got a great game from a two-way player: Diego Martinez-Gomez. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Martinez-Gomez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Jacob Castro and Adrian Rodriquez did most of the damage at the plate: Castro scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Rodriquez scored a run while going 3-for-4. James Cook was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Village Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7-1 record this season. As for Colony, they pushed their record up to 25-6-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Village Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Colony struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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