Baseball Preview: Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions vs. Midway Vikings
The Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Midway Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Midway took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Kansas City East Christian Academy, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row, Kansas City East Christian Academy finally turned things around against Maranatha Christian Academy on Monday. Kansas City East Christian Academy came out on top against Maranatha Christian Academy by a score of 16-4 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Stephen Hutson was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Hutson was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Robert Carpenter was incredible, going 3-for-4 with six RBI, two stolen bases, and two runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaycob Mieir, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Midway fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Sherwood on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Marksmen by a score of 10-9. Midway has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Noah Meerkatz stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored a run while going 2-for-4. Jackson Bridgers was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Kansas City East Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-8. As for Midway, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.
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