Baseball Preview: Excel Panthers vs. Cottage Hill Christian Academy Warriors
Excel is 0-8 against Cottage Hill Christian Academy since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Excel Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the Cottage Hill Christian Academy Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Cottage Hill Christian Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Excel, who comes in off a win.
Excel can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They put the hurt on Wicksburg with a sharp 8-2 victory.
Will Thomas made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and not a single walk). Thomas was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zaylon McMillan, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jake Gandy, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Cottage Hill Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. Their tough 13-2 defeat to Bryant might stick with them for a while.
Cottage Hill Christian Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Travis Smith, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Excel is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Cottage Hill Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Excel might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Cottage Hill Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in March of 2017. Can Excel avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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