The Christian Academy is 1-7-1 against Plumstead Christian since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Plumstead Christian at 3:45 p.m. The Christian Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Plumstead Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
The Christian Academy will bounce into Friday's match after beating Jenkintown, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Christian Academy came out on top against Jenkintown by a score of 9-5 on Wednesday.
Jeremy Dorn and Cam Boswell made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Dorn pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Boswell didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. Dorn has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Dorn scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Boswell scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, The Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Jackson Haseltine, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. With that strong performance, Haseltine is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. Judah Gray was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
The Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three contests, Plumstead Christian finally came back down to earth on Wednesday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dock Mennonite. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Plumstead Christian saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Declan Glass, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Drew Mandia also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Plumstead Christian fell to 3-1. As for The Christian Academy, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. The Christian Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Plumstead Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 9.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
