Baseball Preview: Coal Ridge Titans vs. Resurrection Christian Cougars
The Coal Ridge Titans are on the road again on Friday to play the Resurrection Christian Cougars at 10:00 a.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Coal Ridge: 2.7, Resurrection Christian: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Coal Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against The Classical Academy and snuck past 7-6.
The team relied heavily on Ben Simons, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two runs. George Roberts was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Resurrection Christian faced Berthoud in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Resurrection Christian walked away with a 12-7 win over Berthoud. Resurrection Christian's victory was all the more impressive since Berthoud was averaging only 2.36 runs allowed on the season.
Resurrection Christian got a massive performance out of Deegan Corrigan, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Bailey, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Coal Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season. As for Resurrection Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 23-5.
Friday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Coal Ridge hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .428. However, it's not like Resurrection Christian struggles in that department as they've averaged .368. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Coal Ridge's way against Resurrection Christian in their previous meeting on Friday as Coal Ridge made off with an 11-0 victory. Does Coal Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Resurrection Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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