Baseball Preview: Santa Fe Catholic Hawks vs. Victory Christian Academy Storm
Santa Fe Catholic is 6-0 against Victory Christian Academy since February of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Santa Fe Catholic Hawks will challenge the Victory Christian Academy Storm at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Santa Fe Catholic has eight straight victories, Victory Christian Academy has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Santa Fe Catholic gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They blew past Lake Gibson 12-2.
Michael Welling and Hudson Link did most of the damage at the plate: Welling went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run, while Link scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Angel Andujar, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Victory Christian Academy lost 8-1 to Ridge Community on Thursday.
Santa Fe Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Victory Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-17.
Victory Christian Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Santa Fe Catholic hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .365. It's a different story for Victory Christian Academy, though, as they've only averaged .256. Will they be able to contain Santa Fe Catholic's hitters?
Everything went Santa Fe Catholic's way against Victory Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in March as Santa Fe Catholic made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Fe Catholic 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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