Baseball Game Preview: King's Way Christian Knights vs. Fort Vancouver Trappers

Knights

Runs

04/25/25 vs King's	5
04/24/25 vs Stevenson	27
04/22/25 @ Stevenson	19
04/18/25 @ Mountain View	6
04/17/25 vs Castle Rock	2
+ 11 more games

The King's Way Christian Knights will square off against the Fort Vancouver Trappers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. King's Way Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season.

King's Way Christian is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering King's just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of King's by a score of 6-5.

Reece Johnson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Somarakis, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Fort Vancouver was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 9-8 heartbreaker at the hands of Heritage.

Billy Freeman was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Fort Vancouver is 2-1 when Freeman posts three or more hits, but 3-8 otherwise. Shayne Quarles was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run and one double.

Fort Vancouver's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for King's Way Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-4.

Fort Vancouver's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: King's Way Christian has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.3 hits per game. It's a different story for Fort Vancouver, though, as they've been averaging 10.3 hits. Given King's Way Christian's sizable advantage in that area, the Trappers will need to find a way to close that gap.

King's Way Christian took their victory against Fort Vancouver in their previous meeting back in March of 2016 by a conclusive 10-0 score. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trappers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.