Preview: First Preparatory Christian Academy Highlanders vs. Memorial Day Matadors
First Preparatory Christian Academy is 10-0 against Memorial Day since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The First Preparatory Christian Academy Highlanders will head out on the road to take on the Memorial Day Matadors at 5:00 p.m. First Preparatory Christian Academy is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
While First Preparatory Christian Academy couldn't quite beat Liberty County on Friday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-point loss they were dealt on Tuesday. First Preparatory Christian Academy fell just short of Liberty County by a score of 6-4.
First Preparatory Christian Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jade Varnedoe Cooke, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, after a 19-18 finish the last time they played, Memorial Day and The Habersham School decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Memorial Day had just enough and edged The Habersham School out 1-0.
First Preparatory Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Memorial Day, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. First Preparatory Christian Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Memorial Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went First Preparatory Christian Academy's way against Memorial Day in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as First Preparatory Christian Academy made off with a 17-2 win. Does First Preparatory Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Memorial Day turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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