Baseball Game Preview: Faith Christian Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 4:22am

Baseball Preview: Faith Christian Eagles vs. Tri-County Cavaliers

Faith Christian is 0-5 against Tri-County since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Faith Christian Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the Tri-County Cavaliers at 5:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.

Faith Christian's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Bethesda Christian on Saturday. They lost 10-0 to the Patriots.

Faith Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Frier, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.

Meanwhile, Tri-County unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 12-0 to Twin Lakes. Tri-County has not had much luck with Twin Lakes recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Faith Christian's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Tri-County, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Faith Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Tri-County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.

Faith Christian might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Tri-County in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Faith Christian, Tyler Vandeveer (who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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