Baseball Preview: Eagle's View Warriors vs. University Christian Christians
Eagle's View is 1-8 against University Christian since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Eagle's View Warriors will head out on the road to take on the University Christian Christians at 6:30 p.m. Eagle's View is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Eagle's View came up short against Hilliard and fell 7-3.
Jake Montgomery made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Hank Montgomery was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Meanwhile, University Christian beat Beachside 4-1 on Tuesday. Four seems to be a good number for University Christian as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Caden Worbington was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Worbington was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Worbington wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bryson Harnage, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Eagle's View's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for University Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-8.
University Christian's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Eagle's View has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .463. It's a different story for University Christian, though, as they've only averaged .356. Will they be able to contain Eagle's View's hitters?
Eagle's View might still be hurting after the 10-3 defeat they got from University Christian in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Eagle's View, Brady Wright (who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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