Baseball Game Preview: Calvary Academy Warrior vs. Atlantic Christian Cougars

Calvary Academy is 1-9 against Atlantic Christian since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Warrior will host the Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Calvary Academy has given up an average of 13.8 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Calvary Academy is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They lost 14-1 to King's Christian.

Meanwhile, it was close, but two weeks ago Atlantic Christian sidestepped Atlantic County Institute of Tech for a 17-16 victory. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by just one run.

The team relied heavily on Seth Phillips, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Knuth, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Atlantic Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .600. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Atlantic Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.9 runs over those games. As for Calvary Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.