Baseball Preview: Johnson Ferry Christian Academy Saints vs. Cherokee Christian Warriors
The Johnson Ferry Christian Academy Saints will head out on the road to square off against the Cherokee Christian Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Johnson Ferry Christian Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Johnson Ferry Christian Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Excel Christian Academy on Tuesday. Their rough 6-0 loss to the Eagles might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Johnson Ferry Christian Academy's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Johnson Ferry Christian Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Fletcher Heacock, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Christian entered their tilt with Cornerstone Prep Academy with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 14-9 win over Cornerstone Prep Academy on Wednesday. That's two games straight that Cherokee Christian has won by exactly five runs.
Cherokee Christian got a massive performance out of Joshua Bourne, who went 2-for-2 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Goodwin, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
Johnson Ferry Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Cherokee Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Johnson Ferry Christian Academy suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Cherokee Christian in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cherokee Christian's Gabe McCure, who struck out 11 batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that Johnson Ferry Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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