Baseball Preview: Concordia Academy Beacons vs. Nova Classical Academy Knights
Concordia Academy is 7-1 against Nova Classical Academy since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Concordia Academy Beacons will head out on the road to challenge the Nova Classical Academy Knights at 4:30 p.m. Concordia Academy will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, Concordia Academy earned a 10-7 win over St. Agnes.
Meanwhile, Nova Classical Academy entered their matchup against St. Agnes on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Nova Classical Academy fell just short of St. Agnes by a score of 6-4. Nova Classical Academy has struggled against St. Agnes recently, as their game on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Nova Classical Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mikko Newman, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Nova Classical Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Agnes only tossed three.
Concordia Academy's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Nova Classical Academy, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Everything went Concordia Academy's way against Nova Classical Academy in their previous meeting back in April as Concordia Academy made off with an 8-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Concordia 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.
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