Baseball Preview: Open Door Christian Patriots vs. Andrews Osborne Academy Phoenix
The Open Door Christian Patriots are on the road again on Monday to play the Andrews Osborne Academy Phoenix at 5:00 p.m. Open Door Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Open Door Christian gave up the first runs on Saturday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over Oberlin.
Tyler Reaser and Ben Comer were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Reaser struck out 14 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Meanwhile, Comer pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Reaser scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Comer scored a run while going 3-for-4.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Murphy, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Andrews Osborne Academy sidestepped Medina Christian Academy for a 4-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Andrews Osborne Academy.
Open Door Christian's record is now 10-4-1. As for Andrews Osborne Academy, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Andrews Osborne Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Open Door Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .317. It's a different story for Andrews Osborne Academy, though, as they've only averaged .193. Will they be able to contain Open Door Christian's hitters?
Everything went Open Door Christian's way against Andrews Osborne Academy in their previous matchup last Friday as Open Door Christian made off with a 15-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Open Door Christian 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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