Baseball Preview: New Life Christian Academy Warriors vs. Crossroads Christian Colts
The New Life Christian Academy Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Crossroads Christian Colts at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with New Life Christian Academy sitting on four straight victories and Crossroads Christian on three.
New Life Christian Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Lee Christian as New Life Christian Academy made off with a 26-8 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Cameron Parker and Joshua Valencia did most of the damage at the plate: Parker scored four runs and stole six bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Valencia scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Valencia is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Ethan Dew, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Crossroads Christian got themselves on the board against Cresset Christian Academy in Friday's second game, but Cresset Christian Academy never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 13-0 win. The result was nothing new for Crossroads Christian, who have now won three matches by 13 runs or more so far this season.
Jackson Anderson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Anderson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nate Bobbitt, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Danny Wieninger was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
New Life Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Crossroads Christian, their record now sits at 4-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. New Life Christian Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 13.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Crossroads Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
New Life Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 14-0 defeat they got from Crossroads Christian in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Crossroads Christian's Cody Paschall, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that New Life Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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