Baseball Preview: Liberty Christian Patriots vs. Wilson Christian Academy Chargers
Liberty Christian is 0-3 against Wilson Christian Academy since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Liberty Christian Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Wilson Christian Academy Chargers at 5:30 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Liberty Christian is is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 18th straight game dating back to last season last Monday. They fell 6-3 to Southside Christian.
Jorge Briales was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Hector Gutierrez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wilson Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a tough 12-6 defeat at the hands of Bethel Christian Academy. That's two games in a row now that Wilson Christian Academy has lost by exactly six runs.
Charlie Scott made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Coughlin, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
Liberty Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Wilson Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Liberty Christian suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Wilson Christian Academy in their previous meeting on April 4th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wilson Christian Academy's Davis Pittman, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that Liberty Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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