Baseball Game Preview: St. Joseph Academy Flashes vs. University Christian Christians

For the second straight game, St. Joseph Academy will face off against University Christian. The Flashes will head out to take on the Christians at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Joseph Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.

St. Joseph Academy heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Monday. They lost 8-2 to University Christian. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

For University Christian's part, the team relied heavily on Bo Wilson, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and one triple. Those five RBI gave Wilson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Bryson Harnage, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

University Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .370 or higher in three consecutive contests.

University Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for St. Joseph Academy, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 23-8-1.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. Joseph Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like University Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.