Baseball Preview: Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors vs. University Christian Christians
The Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors will head out on the road to challenge the University Christian Christians at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity Christian Academy is looking to tack on another W to their 16-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Trinity Christian Academy is ranked highly in their home state, and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Casteel. Trinity Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Casteel and snuck past 6-4.
Aaron Watson tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jordan Martinez, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Arnett, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, University Christian entered their tilt with Union County with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Fightin' Tigers onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Friday.
Austin Pickett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, University Christian's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Elias Murdock, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Trinity Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 18-3. As for University Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Trinity Christian Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like University Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Trinity Christian Academy skirted past University Christian 6-5 in their previous matchup back in April of 2018. The rematch might be a little tougher for Trinity Christian Academy since the team 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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