Baseball Preview: Faith Christian Academy vs. Timberlake Christian Tornadoes
Faith Christian Academy will be playing at home against the Timberlake Christian Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Faith Christian Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight losses, while Timberlake Christian will come in with three straight victories.
Faith Christian Academy is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell 12-9 to Timberlake Christian back in March.
For Timberlake Christian's part, David Crump and Billy Shumaker were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Crump tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Meanwhile, Shumaker struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off three hits. At bat, Crump scored four runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4, while Shumaker scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Crump is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least two every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, Adrian Warrick was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Warrick is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Tyree, who scored a run and stole a base.
Faith Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Timberlake Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
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