The Legacy Christian Academy Lions will take on the Coalinga Horned Toads at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Legacy Christian Academy will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Lions on Thursday. Legacy Christian Academy walked away with a 7-4 victory over Mira Monte.
Jackson Balden made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one hit in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Balden wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caden Nunez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Nunez also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Coalinga came up short against Torres on Wednesday and fell 6-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Horned Toads in their meetings with the Toros: they've now lost four in a row.
Noah Tasi was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Kiker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Coalinga hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive matches.
Legacy Christian Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1-1. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11.33 hits in those games compared to only 5.43 in the others. As for Coalinga, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Coalinga's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Legacy Christian Academy has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .447. It's a different story for Coalinga, though, as they've only averaged .346. Will they be able to contain Legacy Christian Academy's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
