Baseball Preview: Mountain View Christian Academy Conquerors vs. Paw Paw Pirates
Mountain View Christian Academy is 0-3 against Paw Paw since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mountain View Christian Academy Conquerors will head out on the road to square off against the Paw Paw Pirates at 5:00 p.m. Mountain View Christian Academy will be strutting in after a win while Paw Paw will be coming in after a loss.
Mountain View Christian Academy had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They walked away with a 12-8 victory over Fresta Valley Christian on Tuesday.
Ayden Quick was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Quick was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ashton Strawderman and Wyatt Ritter did most of the damage at the plate: Strawderman scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5, while Ritter went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Gaven Vaughn was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Paw Paw couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-1 walloping at the hands of Calvary Christian Academy back in March. The defeat means Paw Paw is still on the hunt for the season's first 'W'.
Paw Paw saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Dick, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Mountain View Christian Academy suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Paw Paw in their previous meeting back in April of 2016. Can Mountain View Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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