Baseball Preview: Liberty Christian Academy Eagles vs. Delaware Christian Eagles
Liberty Christian Academy and Delaware Christian are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Liberty Christian Academy Eagles will be playing at home against the Delaware Christian Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Liberty Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Liberty Christian Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Millersport on Saturday. They fell 4-1 to the Lakers.
Evan Dupler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, Dawson Kamppi was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Delaware Christian has not done well against Tree of Life Christian recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Delaware Christian came out on top against Tree of Life Christian by a score of 6-3 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Delaware Christian also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Caden Beck gave up three runs (all of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Andrew Yoby was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. Noah Mack was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Liberty Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Delaware Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Delaware Christian's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Liberty Christian Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .354. It's a different story for Delaware Christian, though, as they've only averaged .228. Will they be able to contain Liberty Christian Academy's hitters?
Liberty Christian Academy couldn't quite finish off Delaware Christian when the teams last played on April 9th and fell 9-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Delaware Christian's Drew Hobbs, who struck out nine batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Now that Liberty 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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