Baseball Preview: CSTHEA Patriots vs. Chattanooga Christian Chargers
CSTHEA is 0-3 against Chattanooga Christian since March of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The CSTHEA Patriots are on the road again to play the Chattanooga Christian Chargers at 6:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
CSTHEA is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 24 runs last Monday, they were much more limited against Boyd-Buchanan on Tuesday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Buccaneers.
CSTHEA saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Pierse Jackson, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Chattanooga Christian's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 6-0 walloping at the hands of Webb on Monday.
Aidan Swinney was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits.
CSTHEA's loss dropped their record down to 10-8-1. As for Chattanooga Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season.
Chattanooga Christian's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: CSTHEA has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .450. It's a different story for Chattanooga Christian, though, as they've only averaged .324. Will they be able to contain CSTHEA's hitters?
CSTHEA came up short against Chattanooga Christian when the teams last played on April 1st, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chattanooga Christian's Keegan Nieckula, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Now that CSTHEA 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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