The Whittier Christian Heralds will take on the Alta Loma Braves in a tournament on Tuesday. Whittier Christian will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Whittier Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Excelsior Charter a 24-0 shutout on Monday. While the Heralds didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Tim Lee
| 03/24/25 @ Excelsior Charter | 10 |
| 03/04/25 vs Edgewood | 3 |
| 03/19/25 vs Dana Hills | 2 |
| 03/01/25 vs Trabuco Hills | 2 |
| 02/18/25 vs Santa Ana | 1 |
Tim Lee tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Whittier Christian got a massive performance out of Zion Park, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Park is becoming a predictor of Whittier Christian's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't). Ace Cabrera was another key player, going 3-for-5 with five RBI and three runs.
Whittier Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .471. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Alta Loma came up short against West Linn on Monday, falling 13-3.
Whittier Christian pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for Alta Loma, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
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