Baseball Preview: Cottage Hill Christian Academy Warriors vs. Excel Panthers
Cottage Hill Christian Academy is 8-0 against Excel since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Cottage Hill Christian Academy Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Excel Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Cottage Hill Christian Academy is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Last Monday, Cottage Hill Christian Academy suffered a tough 13-2 loss at the hands of Bryant.
Cottage Hill Christian Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Travis Smith, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Excel gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They blew past Wicksburg 8-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Excel.
Will Thomas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and not a single walk). Thomas was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zaylon McMillan, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Jake Gandy was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Cottage Hill Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Excel, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Cottage Hill Christian Academy took their victory against Excel when the teams last played back in March of 2017 by a conclusive 11-0. Will Cottage Hill Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Excel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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