Baseball Preview: The Pilgrim Academy Pioneers vs. King's Christian
The Pilgrim Academy is 1-8 against King's Christian since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Pilgrim Academy Pioneers will head out on the road to square off against King's Christian at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
The Pilgrim Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Gloucester County Christian on Thursday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Conquerors. The Pilgrim Academy's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
The Pilgrim Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Fenton, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, King's Christian suffered a tough 10-2 loss at the hands of Gloucester City on Saturday.
The Pilgrim Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for King's Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. The Pilgrim Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like King's Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
