Baseball Preview: Quantico Warriors vs. Immanuel Christian na
The Quantico Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Immanuel Christian na at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Quantico has given up an average of 12.7 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Quantico fell victim to Fredericksburg V and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Victory, falling 15-0. The Warriors have struggled against the Victory recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Quantico saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ido Samish, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base. That hit marked the first that Samish has got this season.
Meanwhile, Immanuel Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Annandale on Thursday and fell 7-6.
Daniel Klapmust and Michael Salter stepped up to the plate in a big way. Klapmust got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Salter got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. With that strong performance, Klapmust is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Clayton Miller, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Quantico's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Immanuel Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Quantico has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Immanuel Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.4 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Quantico skirted past Immanuel Christian 10-9 when the teams last played two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the squad 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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