Baseball Game Preview: Fellowship Christian Paladins vs. King's Ridge Christian Tigers

Paladins

Runs

03/22/25 vs St. Francis	10
03/20/25 vs Mt. Bethel Christian Academy	7
03/19/25 @ Cherokee	11
03/17/25 vs Mount Paran Christian	0
03/12/25 vs Whitefield Academy	9
+ 11 more games

Fellowship Christian has gone 8-2 against King's Ridge Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. Fellowship Christian will be playing at home against King's Ridge Christian at 4:30 p.m. Fellowship Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.

Fellowship Christian barely beat St. Francis the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Fellowship Christian never let St. Francis get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Saturday. The victory was nothing new for the Paladins as they're now sitting on three straight.

The result came thanks to Will Bracken's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up six Ks. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Will Hawkins, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February. Another player making a difference was Tristan Costoulas, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.

Hawkins wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Fellowship Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, King's Ridge Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Wesleyan by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Tigers have suffered since February 10th.

King's Ridge Christian's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Fellowship Christian, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.

Fellowship Christian took their victory against King's Ridge Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 9-1. Will Fellowship Christian repeat their success, or does King's Ridge Christian has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.