The Central Christian Crusaders will challenge the Praise Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Central Christian's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Abundant Life Christian Academy. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by six runs or more this season.
Aaron Boyd was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Boyd was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game.
In other batting news, Anthony Lorfano was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Handley, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Praise Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They blew past Unity Christian 9-1 on Friday.
Like Central Christian, Praise Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Cap Cheshire. He pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Cheshire was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Hunter Ivey tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Aden Brown, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brodie Mitchell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
The win got Praise Academy back to even at 2-2. As for Central Christian, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Central Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Praise Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2019, winning 6-3. Does Central Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Praise Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
