Baseball Preview: John Champe Knights vs. Loudoun County Captains
The John Champe Knights will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Loudoun County Captains at 6:30 p.m. The timing is sure in John Champe's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Loudoun County has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
John Champe can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Heritage an 11-0 shutout. John Champe's win was all the more impressive since Heritage was averaging only 3.64 runs allowed on the season.
Trevor Casad made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Casad has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Casad was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Ty Kann was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and five RBI. Nick Warner was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Loudoun County earned a 6-1 victory over Loudoun Valley on Tuesday.
John Champe has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Loudoun County, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
John Champe beat Loudoun County 13-9 when the teams last played back in April of 2018. Will John Champe repeat their success, or does Loudoun County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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