Baseball Preview: Crittenden County Rockets vs. Heritage Christian Academy Warriors
Crittenden County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Heritage Christian Academy Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Crittenden County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
Crittenden County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Caldwell County on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-1 walloping at the hands of the Tigers. Crittenden County has not had much luck with Caldwell County recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Crittenden County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Conyer, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Heritage Christian Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Hopkins County Central by a score of 9-7.
Jayden Nichols made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Collin Outland was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Heritage Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hopkins County Central only posted a batting average of .182.
Crittenden County's record is now 11-9. As for Heritage Christian Academy, their record now sits at 6-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Crittenden County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Heritage Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Crittenden County's way against Heritage Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in March as Crittenden County made off with a 16-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crittenden County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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