Baseball Preview: Victory Christian Conquerors vs. Cascia Hall Commandos
Victory Christian and Cascia Hall are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Victory Christian Conquerors will head out on the road to square off against the Cascia Hall Commandos at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Victory Christian sidestepped Tulsa NOAH HomeSchool for a 4-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Victory Christian.
Jackson Rothlein spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jacob Earnhardt, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac King, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Cascia Hall came tearing into Friday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the as they made off with a 23-13 victory. Considering Cascia Hall has won eight matchups by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Victory Christian's win bumped their record up to 12-3. As for Cascia Hall, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went Victory Christian's way against Cascia Hall in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Victory Christian made off with a 10-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Victory Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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