Baseball Game Preview: Sunnyside Christian Knights vs. DeSales Irish

Sunnyside Christian is 1-9 against DeSales since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Knights will challenge the Irish at 3:00 p.m.

Sunnyside Christian lost 11-1 to Liberty Christian on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that the Knights have lost by exactly ten runs.

Ten must be DeSales' lucky number: they beat Dayton with that score not once but twice on Friday. The Irish put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 10-1 win. The Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by seven runs or more this season.

DeSales is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.1 runs over those games. As for Sunnyside Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.

Sunnyside Christian might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from DeSales in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.