Baseball Preview: The Pilgrim Academy Pioneers vs. Atlantic Christian Cougars
The Pilgrim Academy Pioneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Atlantic Christian Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Pilgrim Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, The Pilgrim Academy came up short against King's Christian and fell 7-4. The Pilgrim Academy has not had much luck with King's Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Noah Brittin put in work no matter where he played. He pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Brittin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Brittin was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Brittin wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ayden Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Atlantic Christian had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They never let Cumberland Christian onto the board and left with a 25-0 win on Tuesday. Atlantic Christian's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Like The Pilgrim Academy, Atlantic Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Charlie Costello. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Costello was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Atlantic Christian got a massive performance out of Ethan Costello, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Aiden Martin was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.
The Pilgrim Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Atlantic Christian, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. The Pilgrim Academy hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Atlantic Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went The Pilgrim Academy's way against Atlantic Christian in their previous meeting two weeks ago as The Pilgrim Academy made off with an 11-1 victory. Will The Pilgrim Academy repeat their success, or does Atlantic Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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