Baseball Preview: Highlands Christian Knights vs. North Miami Beach Chargers
The Highlands Christian Knights have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the North Miami Beach Chargers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Highlands Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Highlands Christian gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They blew past Atlantic Christian 12-2. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Highlands Christian considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Camden Scott made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Scott has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Scott was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joey Arroyo, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Valentino Pupo was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, North Miami Beach fell victim to a tough 17-1 defeat at the hands of Forest Hill on Thursday. North Miami Beach has struggled against Forest Hill recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
North Miami Beach also got a good showing from Jefferson Frias, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, North Miami Beach saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexander Murillo, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Highlands Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for North Miami Beach, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
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