Baseball Preview: Thales Academy Apex Titans vs. Grace Christian Crusaders
Thales Academy Apex is 0-3 against Grace Christian since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Thales Academy Apex Titans will head out on the road to take on the Grace Christian Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Thales Academy Apex will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Thursday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They lost 13-0 to Thales Academy Rolesville. The shutout was out of character for Thales Academy Apex seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Thales Academy Apex saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Holden Wilcenski, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 9-1 to Hoggard.
This is the second loss in a row for Thales Academy Apex and nudges their season record down to 8-9. As for Grace Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Thales Academy Apex has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Grace Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Thales Academy Apex might still be hurting after the 16-0 loss they got from Grace Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Thales Academy Apex avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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