Baseball Preview: CSTHEA Patriots vs. Lookout Valley Yellowjackets
After six games on the road, CSTHEA is heading back home. They will take on the Lookout Valley Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. CSTHEA is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
CSTHEA will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Chattanooga Christian, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. CSTHEA skirted past Chattanooga Christian 7-6.
The team relied heavily on J.R. Zeimet, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Pierse Jackson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lookout Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 20-12 to Hixson.
Nathan Burnette was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with four runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Christian Chandler, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
CSTHEA is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8-1 record this season. As for Lookout Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-14.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. CSTHEA has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lookout Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went CSTHEA's way against Lookout Valley in their previous matchup on April 12th as CSTHEA made off with a 10-0 win. Will CSTHEA repeat their success, or does Lookout Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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