Baseball Game Preview: Union Christian Academy Lions vs. Briarfield Academy Rebels

The Union Christian Academy Lions will head out to face off against the Briarfield Academy Rebels at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Union Christian Academy has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Briarfield Academy will arrive with eight straight wins.

Union Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Riverdale Academy by a score of 6-5 on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Briarfield Academy got the win against Tensas Academy on Monday by a conclusive 12-2. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.

The team relied heavily on Ryder Jones, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Briarfield Academy's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Union Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.

Union Christian Academy suffered a grim 22-0 defeat to Briarfield Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.