Baseball Preview: First Presbyterian Day Vikings vs. Bethlehem Christian Academy Knights
First Presbyterian Day is 0-3 against Bethlehem Christian Academy since April of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The First Presbyterian Day Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bethlehem Christian Academy Knights at 5:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (First Presbyterian Day: 3.5, Bethlehem Christian Academy: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Monday, First Presbyterian Day had just enough and edged Lee-Scott Academy out 3-2.
Lucas Buckner looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, First Presbyterian Day's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brady McHugh, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Cody Strandmark was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bethlehem Christian Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of George Walton Academy by a score of 7-6.
First Presbyterian Day's win bumped their record up to 19-4-1. As for Bethlehem Christian Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-8.
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