Maranatha Christian won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Saturday. They lost 13-1 to the La Jolla Country Day Torreys. Maranatha Christian was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as La Jolla Country Day apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on Friday.
Maranatha Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Levi Ham, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
On La Jolla Country Day's side, Jamie Onaitis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Onaitis has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Onaitis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, La Jolla Country Day got a massive performance out of Jos? Partida, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. William Stickney was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Maranatha Christian dropped their record down to 16-9 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for La Jolla Country Day, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9-1 record this season.
Maranatha Christian will head out on the road to square off against Bishop's at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Maranatha Christian is facing Bishop's at the right time seeing as Bishop's is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for La Jolla Country Day, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Francis Parker at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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