Baseball Recap: Faith Christian Academy vs. Timberlake Christian Tornadoes
Sadly, Faith Christian Academy is still looking for their first win of the season after six matchups. Their rough 17-8 loss to the Timberlake Christian Tornadoes on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Faith Christian Academy of the 12-9 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
For Timberlake Christian's part, Billy Shumaker and Woo Kang made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Shumaker pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Kang tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits. Shumaker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Shumaker scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances, while Kang scored three runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Josiah Smyth was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Warrick, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-5.
Faith Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Timberlake Christian, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Faith Christian Academy will challenge Christian Heritage Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Christian Heritage Academy will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Timberlake Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Grace Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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