Baseball Preview: Rock Springs Christian Academy vs. New Creation Christian Academy Crusaders
Rock Springs Christian Academy is 4-0 against New Creation Christian Academy since February of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. Rock Springs Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against the New Creation Christian Academy Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rock Springs Christian Academy has eight straight victories, New Creation Christian Academy has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Rock Springs Christian Academy has not done well against Creekside Christian Academy recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Rock Springs Christian Academy came out on top against Creekside Christian Academy by a score of 7-2. That's two games straight that Rock Springs Christian Academy has won by exactly five runs.
The team relied heavily on Tate Shiflett, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brady Bethune, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, New Creation Christian Academy came up short against Scholars Guild Academy on Saturday and fell 8-3.
New Creation Christian Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Kelley, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Googe, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Rock Springs Christian Academy pushed their record up to 8-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for New Creation Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Rock Springs Christian Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like New Creation Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Rock Springs Christian Academy's way against New Creation Christian Academy in their previous matchup on March 12th as Rock Springs Christian Academy made off with a 13-1 victory. Will Rock Springs Christian Academy repeat their success, or does New Creation Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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