Baseball Game Preview: Faith Baptist vs. United Christian Academy Crusaders

Faith Baptist will head out to take on the United Christian Academy Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Faith Baptist has given up an average of 13.8 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Blue Ridge hit Faith Baptist with a four-run fourth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. Faith Baptist came up short against Blue Ridge, falling 14-4. Faith Baptist hasn't had much luck with Blue Ridge recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Meanwhile, United Christian Academy hadn't done well against Regents recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Monday. The Crusaders were the clear victors by a 12-4 margin over the Lions. That's two games straight that the Crusaders have won by exactly eight runs.

The win made it two in a row for United Christian Academy and bumps their season record up to 2-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for Faith Baptist, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.