Baseball Preview: Harvest Christian Academy Lions vs. Schaumburg Christian Conquerors
Harvest Christian Academy is 10-0 against Schaumburg Christian since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Harvest Christian Academy Lions will head out on the road to take on the Schaumburg Christian Conquerors at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Harvest Christian Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Francis just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 7-5.
Gavin Duran made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Obed Lopez, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Schaumburg Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 15-4 to Harvest Christian Academy. That's two games in a row now that Schaumburg Christian has lost by exactly 11 runs.
Schaumburg Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vander Herman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Harvest Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Schaumburg Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Schaumburg Christian's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Harvest Christian Academy has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .460. It's a different story for Schaumburg Christian, though, as they've only averaged .362. Will they be able to contain Harvest Christian Academy's hitters?
Harvest Christian Academy took their victory against Schaumburg Christian when the teams last played on Tuesday by a conclusive 15-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harvest Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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