Baseball Preview: Crossroads Christian Colts vs. Lee Christian Falcons
The Crossroads Christian Colts will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Lee Christian Falcons at 4:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Crossroads Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against North Hills Christian on Friday. They lost 8-2 to the Eagles.
Cody Paschall made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Lee Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 13-2 to South Wake.
Miciah Britton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Crossroads Christian now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Lee Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Crossroads Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lee Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Crossroads Christian took their victory against Lee Christian in their previous meeting on Thursday by a conclusive 17-1. Does Crossroads Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lee Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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