Baseball Game Preview: Faith Training Christian Academy vs. Christian Home Educators Fellowship Patriots

Faith Training Christian Academy hasn't had much luck against Christian Home Educators Fellowship recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. Faith Training Christian Academy will take on Christian Home Educators Fellowship at 6:00 p.m. Faith Training Christian Academy has given up an average of 16 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Faith Training Christian Academy is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They lost 13-0 to Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool. Considering the last time Faith Training Christian Academy couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.

Meanwhile, Christian Home Educators Fellowship had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Paladins with a sharp 14-4 win. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won seven matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.

Trevor St. Cyr made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. St. Cyr was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hank Pearce, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Christian Home Educators Fellowship is undefeated when Pearce posts two or more runs, but 3-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Luke Babin, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Christian Home Educators Fellowship always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .567 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Faith Training Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Christian Home Educators Fellowship, their record now sits at 9-7.

Faith Training Christian Academy suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Christian Home Educators Fellowship in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Faith Training Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.