Baseball Preview: Atlantic Christian Cougars vs. Cumberland Christian Crusaders
Atlantic Christian is 10-0 against Cumberland Christian since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Atlantic Christian Cougars will look to defend their home field against the Cumberland Christian Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Atlantic Christian and 17 for Cumberland Christian dating back to last season.
Atlantic Christian will make a triumphant return home after picking up their first road victory of the season at King's Christian expense on Friday. Atlantic Christian fell just short of King's Christian by a score of 3-2.
Ethan Costello put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Costello has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Costello was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, James Papanicolaou was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Cumberland Christian lost 20-3 to King's Christian on Tuesday.
Atlantic Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Cumberland Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Atlantic Christian's way against Cumberland Christian in their previous meeting back in April as Atlantic Christian made off with a 17-2 win. Will Atlantic Christian repeat their success, or does Cumberland Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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