Baseball Preview: Point Arena Pirates vs. Victory Christian Academy Eagles
Point Arena has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Victory Christian Academy Eagles at 2:00 p.m. in Tuesday's first game. Point Arena will be strutting in after a victory while Victory Christian Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Point Arena put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season two weeks ago. They were the clear victor by a 17-1 margin over Potter Valley. 17 seems to be a good number for Point Arena as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Aidan O?Neil, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Derek Billy, who scored three runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Victory Christian Academy fell victim to a tough 24-4 defeat at the hands of Summerfield Waldorf on Thursday.
Victory Christian Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JT Russell, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI. Russell has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Point Arena's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-4. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 14.2 runs. As for Victory Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Victory Christian Academy's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Point Arena has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.8 hits per game. It's a different story for Victory Christian Academy, though, as they've been averaging 12.7. Given Point Arena's sizable advantage in that area, Victory Christian Academy will need to find a way to close that gap. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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