Baseball Preview: Northwest Christian Wolverines vs. Sound Christian Lions
The Northwest Christian Wolverines will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sound Christian Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northwest Christian is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Chief Leschi (and have done all season long). Everything went Northwest Christian's way against Chief Leschi on Friday as Northwest Christian made off with a 19-8 win.
Rudy Meyer and Eli Ervin did most of the damage at the plate: Meyer scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Ervin scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. William Hanners was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sound Christian came into Friday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let Concordia Christian Academy onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Friday.
Northwest Christian's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Sound Christian, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northwest Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sound Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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