Baseball:
Maranatha secured its fifth consecutive Olympic League title this past week.
The Minutemen picked up a three-game sweep of Cerritos Valley Christian by scores of 10-5, 9-7 and 9-0.
Zach Strickland, Jacob Yun and Mike Ebner earned wins in game one, two and three, respectively.
The offensive highlights include:
Mike Ebner: one home run, two doubles, two singles, five runs, three RBIs.
Nick Cook: three singles, four doubles, five runs and six RBIs.
Cam Andrews: three singles, two doubles, two runs and three RBIs.
Dylan Zdunek: five singles, double, two runs, four RBIs.
Adrian Lopez : two singles, double, five runs and three RBIs.
Up next: The Minuteman will face Pitman of Turlock on Thursday afternoon.
Game One Box Score:
VC: 3-0-0-0-0-1-1-(5)
M: 5-0-4-0-0-1-X-(10)
Win: Zach Strickland
Loss: Conner Mesman
3B: Jacob Smith (VC)
2B: Ben Carter, Jaidon Carter (VC), Nolan Lynott (VC); Issac Ton (M), Cam Andrews (M), Nick Cook (M), Adrian Lopez (M), Mike Ebner (M)
Game Two Box Score:
M: 3-0-2-0-3-0-1-(9)
VC: 0-0-0-1-0-0-6-(7)
Win: Jacob Yun
Loss: Austin Wilkinson
HR: Mike Ebner (M); Carson Slager (VC), Kenneth Hoogerheide (VC)
2B: Issac Ton (M), Donovan Gonsal (M); Carson Slager (VC)
Game Three Box Score:
VC: 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)
M: 4-1-3-1-0-0-X-(9)
Win: Mike Ebner
Loss: Colin Abrahams
2B: Nick Cook (M), Dylan Zdunek (M), Cam Andrews (M), Mike Ebner (M)
Olympic League Standings:
Maranatha (16-5, 9-1)
Whittier Christian (13-9, 6-4)
Village Christian (10-13, 4-4)
Valley Christian (11-11, 3-5)
Heritage Christian (1-15, 0-8)
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