Baseball Preview: Faith Christian vs. Faith Baptist
Faith Christian will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Faith Baptist at 4:30 p.m. Faith Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Faith Baptist's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Faith Christian is headed out hoping to continue their success from last week, when they picked up their first road win of the season on Saturday. They took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Parkway Christian. The loss was Faith Christian's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Faith Baptist can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They put the hurt on Bethany Christian with a sharp 15-5 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Faith Baptist.
Faith Baptist got a massive performance out of Zach Gartrelle, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 5-for-5. Gartrelle is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. KJ Hine was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3.
Faith Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-1. As for Faith Baptist, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Faith Christian came up short against Faith Baptist in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 11-6. Thankfully for Faith Christian, Chris Dearing (who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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