Baseball Preview: Fremont Packers vs. Covenant Christian Chargers
The Fremont Packers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Covenant Christian Chargers at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Covenant Christian took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Fremont, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Fremont finally turned things around against Montague on Tuesday. Fremont narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Montague 3-2.
Johnny Keena made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Keena was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Keena wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luke DeLong, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Covenant Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 12-4 to West Ottawa.
The victory got Fremont back to even at 6-6. As for Covenant Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
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