Baseball:
Maranatha continues to distance itself from the rest of the Olympic League.
After Tuesday’s 8-2 victory over Village Christian, the Minutemen hold a four-game lead over Whittier Christian and Village Christian.
MHS has resided in the Olympic League penthouse since 2018.
The Crusaders actually had a 4-0 advantage in extra-base hits, but they weren’t able to cash often enough to keep pace with the Minutemen.
Andrew Miller went six innings to earn the win, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits.
Miller issued a pair of walks and struck out nine Village Christian batters.
Gavin Chase doubled, scored and drove in a run.
Ethan Tibert doubled and scored.
Dylan Worrell walked and tripled.
Hudson Nichols tripled.
Nichols got the loss after allowing five runs (four earned) on five hits over four innings.
Nichols walked five and fanned a pair of MHS batters.
AJ Beltre went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs.
Thomas Lieb walked, singled and scored.
Beau Stubbs singled and scored.
Eric Zdunek singled and drove in a pair of runs.
Doug Zuniga singled, scored and had one RBI.
Jacob Yun had an RBI single.
Gabe Barragan went 2-for-3 with a walk and three runs scored.
Josh Proctor and Zach Strickland both walked twice and scored one run each.
Box Score:
VC: 0-0-0-0-0-2-0-(2)
M: 0-3-2-0-1-2-X-(8)
Win: Andrew Miller
Loss: Hudson Nichols
3B: Dylan Worrell (VC), Hudson Nichols (VC)
2B: Ethan Tibert (VC), Gavin Chase (VC)
Olympic League Standings:
Maranatha (19-6, 10-1)
Village Christian (10-12, 6-5)
Whittier Christian (10-12, 6-5)
Valley Christian (9-12, 5-7)
Heritage Christian (7-17-1, 1-10)
Maranatha’s Remaining Schedule:
4/25: Maranatha at Village Christian
4/26: Valencia at Maranatha
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