Baseball Preview: Highland Baptist Christian Bears vs. Covenant Christian Academy Lions
Highland Baptist Christian is 0-4 against Covenant Christian Academy since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Highland Baptist Christian Bears will be playing at home against the Covenant Christian Academy Lions at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
After low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Highland Baptist Christian brought some dynamite into their most recent game. They blew past Westminster Christian Academy 12-1. The victory was just what Highland Baptist Christian needed coming off of a 19-2 loss in their prior matchup.
Meanwhile, Covenant Christian Academy never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Vermilion Catholic and snuck past 2-0.
Covenant Christian Academy's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carsen Hebert, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Highland Baptist Christian's victory bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Covenant Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Highland Baptist Christian suffered a grim 19-2 defeat to Covenant Christian Academy when the teams last played on Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hebert, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and four runs while going 5-for-5. Now that Highland Baptist Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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