Baseball Preview: Christian Academy Warriors vs. West Washington Senators
Christian Academy is 1-6 against West Washington since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Christian Academy Warriors will be playing at home against the West Washington Senators at 12:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Christian Academy narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Shawe Memorial 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Christian Academy.
The team relied heavily on Danny McDonald, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, West Washington waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Eagles.
Ian Rosenbaum spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five earned runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, West Washington saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Clark Nance, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Christian Academy's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-5. As for West Washington, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over West Washington in their previous matchup on April 5th, winning 6-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Nance, who tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Christian Academy still be able to contain Nance? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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