Baseball Game Preview: Mount Calvary Christian Chargers vs. Christian School of York

Mount Calvary Christian is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Christian School of York is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Chargers will welcome Christian School of York at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mount Calvary Christian 4, Christian School of York 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Mount Calvary Christian is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Columbia just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Crimson Tide by a score of 4-3.

Logan Stewart was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Owen Weisser, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Meanwhile, Christian School of York earned a 5-2 win over Fairfield on Thursday.

Christian School of York saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Lofquist, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI. That hit marked the first that Lofquist has got this season.

Mount Calvary Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Christian School of York, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mount Calvary Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Christian School of York struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.

Mount Calvary Christian skirted past Christian School of York 5-4 in their previous matchup back in March. Do the Chargers have another victory up their sleeve, or will Christian School of York turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.