The Southlands Christian Eagles will face off against the Entrepreneur Bulls at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Entrepreneur will be up against a hot Southlands Christian team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Eagles put the hurt on Calvary Chapel with a sharp 9-3 victory last Tuesday. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Entrepreneur). Everything went their way against Packinghouse Christian Academy on Wednesday as they made off with a 14-4 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Bulls as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Alex Hernandez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of Entrepreneur's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 0-6 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Entrepreneur got a massive performance out of Richard Anchondo, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Anchondo also put up an RBI, which was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Ethan Escudero, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Southlands Christian's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Entrepreneur, their win bumped their record up to 2-7.
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