Baseball Preview: Coastal Christian Centurions vs. St. David's Warriors

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03/07/20 - Away | 19-6 W |
03/16/19 - Home | 16-5 W |
03/17/18 - Away | 9-0 W |
Coastal Christian has gone a perfect 3-0 against St. David recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Centurions will be playing at home against the Warriors at 4:00 p.m. Neither Coastal Christian nor St. David's posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Things were looking good for Coastal Christian after they put the first run on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They came up short against Wilmington Christian Academy, falling 8-1.
Carver Cole was cooking despite his team's loss, earning one run and four stolen bases. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game.
Meanwhile, St. David's didn't have quite enough to beat Wake Christian Academy two weeks ago and fell 3-1. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
St. David's saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adkins Allen, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Coastal Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for St. David's, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Coastal Christian's speedy runners might be the difference in Thursday's match. The Centurions have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for St. David's, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Coastal Christian continue to outrun the ball?
Everything went Coastal Christian's way against St. David's when the teams last played back in March of 2020, as Coastal Christian made off with a 19-6 victory. Do the Centurions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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