Baseball Preview: New Creation Christian Academy Crusaders vs. Central Georgia Arts
The New Creation Christian Academy Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against Central Georgia Arts at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses for New Creation Christian Academy and three for Central Georgia Arts.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but New Creation Christian Academy had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Skipstone Academy.
Micah Stewart spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on four hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, New Creation Christian Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Googe, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Central Georgia Arts fell victim to a tough 9-1 defeat at the hands of Calvary Christian in Tuesday's second game.
New Creation Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Central Georgia Arts, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. New Creation Christian Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Central Georgia Arts struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
New Creation Christian Academy came up short against Central Georgia Arts in their previous matchup back in March, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Central Georgia Arts' Anderson Bloodworth, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that New Creation Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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