Baseball Game Preview: St. Mary's Academy Crusaders vs. Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions

The St. Mary's Academy Crusaders will head out to take on the Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Friday, St. Mary's Academy came up short against Veritas Christian and fell 8-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Crusaders in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, Kansas City East Christian Academy fell victim to Auburn and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 7-0.

Kansas City East Christian Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidon Carpenter, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases.

The loss was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 9-4. As for Kansas City East Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.

St. Mary's Academy couldn't quite finish off Kansas City East Christian Academy when the teams last played back in March and fell 5-3. Can the Crusaders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.