After both having extra time off, the Legacy Christian Academy Lions and the Wasco Tigers will shake off the rust and duke it out at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Legacy Christian Academy will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Legacy Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Laton last Thursday as they made off with a 19-2 win. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Carter Burich was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run.
Lucas Highfill
| 04/10/25 vs Laton | 4 |
| 03/18/25 @ Orange Cove | 2 |
| 04/08/25 @ Laton | 1 |
| 04/04/25 vs Riverdale | 1 |
| 03/11/25 vs Rosamond | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lucas Highfill, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Grant MacArthur, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Legacy Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Wasco, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Taft 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tigers have posted against the Wildcats since May 9, 2022.
Wasco pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Legacy Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 10-4-1.
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