Baseball Preview: Harvest Community Warriors vs. Old Plank Christian Academy Defenders
The Harvest Community Warriors will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Old Plank Christian Academy Defenders at 5:30 p.m. Harvest Community is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.7 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Harvest Community gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past Parsons Christian Academy 8-1. The win was just what Harvest Community needed coming off of a 12-0 defeat in their prior match.
Bryson Hebert made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Hebert was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Justin Parsons, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Isaiah Bunso was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Old Plank Christian Academy fell victim to Christ's Church Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-0 walloping at the hands of the Eagles. The shutout was out of character for Old Plank Christian Academy seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
Harvest Community's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-5. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 13.3 runs. As for Old Plank Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
Harvest Community came up short against Old Plank Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2017, falling 4-1. Will Harvest Community have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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