Baseball Preview: Parkway Christian Eagles vs. Merritt Academy Mustangs
The Parkway Christian Eagles will be playing at home against the Merritt Academy Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Parkway Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Parkway Christian's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Saturday, when they got past Faith Christian's usually-dominant pitching crew. Parkway Christian walked away with a 10-6 victory over Faith Christian. Winning may never get old, but Parkway Christian sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
DJ Quest made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Quest was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Dane Mazek was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brett Polakowski, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Merritt Academy came up short against Peck on Tuesday and fell 8-5.
Parkway Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Merritt Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
Parkway Christian beat Merritt Academy 4-1 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Parkway Christian repeat their success, or does Merritt Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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