Baseball Preview: Bethel Christian Academy Crusaders vs. Invest Collegiate Imagine Kingfishers
The Bethel Christian Academy Crusaders will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Invest Collegiate Imagine Kingfishers at 5:00 p.m.
Bethel Christian Academy is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Invest Collegiate Imagine on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Bethel Christian Academy considering their two-run performance the match before.
Noah Banks made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Banks was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Zach Waldroup spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Logan Hughes, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances.
Bethel Christian Academy's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-5. As for Invest Collegiate Imagine, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
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