Baseball Preview: Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions vs. Snowflake Lobos
The Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Snowflake Lobos at 4:00 p.m. Pusch Ridge Christian Academy is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy is returning to their home field after beating Yuma Catholic on theirs, despite the fact Yuma Catholic has dominated at home this season. Pusch Ridge Christian Academy came out on top against Yuma Catholic by a score of 7-4 last Friday.
John Sunukjian made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Sunukjian has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sunukjian was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Secrest, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Snowflake had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Bears as they made off with a 20-4 victory. Considering Snowflake has won 12 matchups by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Like Pusch Ridge Christian Academy, Snowflake also got a great game from a two-way player: Skip Bawden. He struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only one hit. Bawden was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Brennen Bryant was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Gavin Rausch, who went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Snowflake, their win bumped their record up to 17-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pusch Ridge Christian Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Snowflake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy beat Snowflake 5-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Pusch Ridge Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Snowflake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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