Baseball Game Preview: Crescent City Raiders vs. Peniel Baptist Academy Warriors

Crescent City is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Peniel Baptist Academy a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Crescent City Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Peniel Baptist Academy Warriors at 4:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Crescent City saw some tournament action on Thursday. They came up short against Palatka, falling 11-1. That's two games in a row now that the Raiders have lost by exactly ten runs.

Meanwhile, Peniel Baptist Academy lost 17-7 to Interlachen on Thursday.

Holden Moore was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2. He has become a key player for Peniel Baptist Academy: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-8 otherwise. Corey Black was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.

Peniel Baptist Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Crescent City, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.

Everything went Crescent City's way against Peniel Baptist Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Crescent City made off with an 11-0 win. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.