Baseball Preview: Foothills Christian Knights vs. Tri-City Christian Eagles
The Foothills Christian Knights will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Tri-City Christian Eagles at 4:00 p.m.
Foothills Christian's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Tri-City Christian on Monday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. Foothills Christian's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For Tri-City Christian's part, not much got past Phoenix Markoski, who gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Foothills Christian off the board.
On the hitting side, Tri-City Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Campbell Gritzen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Foothills Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-10. As for Tri-City Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 6-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Foothills Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tri-City Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. 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.
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