The third road matchup was the charm for Desert Christian, as they earned their first away victory of the season. They came out on top against the Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals by a score of 6-3 on Thursday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 8-7 last Tuesday.
Seth Zeko spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Blake Jones, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Desert Christian is 2-0-1 when Jones posts two or more stolen bases, but 1-4-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Mount, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Desert Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
The win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-4-2. As for Santa Clarita Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Coincidentally, Desert Christian and Santa Clarita Christian will both be playing Vasquez the next time they take the field. Santa Clarita Christian will head out to face Vasquez at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, while Desert Christian will host them at 3:15 p.m. on April 8.
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