Baseball Preview: Calvary Christian Academy Eagles vs. Pine Crest Panthers
Calvary Christian Academy is 7-2 against Pine Crest since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Calvary Christian Academy Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Pine Crest Panthers. Calvary Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Pine Crest's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Calvary Christian Academy will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating St. Thomas Aquinas, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Calvary Christian Academy came out on top against St. Thomas Aquinas by a score of 7-2 on Wednesday.
Carlos Lugo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Lugo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Lugo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Cleveland, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Thomas Baxter was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pine Crest wound up with the same score they had in their last game (5-4), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Pine Crest saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Obst, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Rian Greenberg, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Calvary Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Pine Crest, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9.
Calvary Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Pine Crest in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 5-0. Will Calvary Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Pine Crest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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