The Cottage Hill Christian Academy Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the St. Luke's Episcopal Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cottage Hill Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so St. Luke's Episcopal's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Monday just wasn't the day for Cottage Hill Christian Academy's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mary G. Montgomery on Monday. The Warriors have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meetings.
Cottage Hill Christian Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Travis Smith, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, St. Luke's Episcopal made sure to put some runs up on the board against Murphy on Monday. St. Luke's Episcopal blew past Murphy 11-1. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won four contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
St. Luke's Episcopal got a massive performance out of Turner Tillman, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. The dominant performance also gave Tillman a new career-high in RBI (two). Jeremy Menhennett was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
St. Luke's Episcopal was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
St. Luke's Episcopal pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Cottage Hill Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Both Cottage Hill Christian Academy and St. Luke's Episcopal just can't seem to miss. Cottage Hill Christian Academy has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. However, it's not like St. Luke's Episcopal struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3.9 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Cottage Hill Christian Academy's way against St. Luke's Episcopal in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Cottage Hill Christian Academy made off with a 10-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cottage Hill Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
