Baseball Preview: Mount Calvary Christian Chargers vs. Alliance Christian Gryphons
Mount Calvary Christian is 3-0 against Alliance Christian since May of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Mount Calvary Christian Chargers will head out on the road to challenge the Alliance Christian Gryphons at 4:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mount Calvary Christian has four straight victories, Alliance Christian has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mount Calvary Christian can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. Everything went their way against Coventry Christian as Mount Calvary Christian made off with an 11-1 win.
Mount Calvary Christian got a massive performance out of Jonathan Hubler, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Hubler is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen two or more in the last three games he's played. Ben Gerlach was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Alliance Christian had to settle for a 13-11 defeat against Conestoga Christian on Thursday. Even though they lost, Alliance Christian's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.1 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Cole Boyles was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Boyles was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing six bases while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Alliance Christian got a massive performance out of Brennan Corson, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Luke Fegan, who scored three runs and stole six bases while going 1-for-4.
Mount Calvary Christian's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Alliance Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Alliance Christian's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mount Calvary Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .359. It's a different story for Alliance Christian, though, as they've only averaged .193. Will they be able to contain Mount Calvary Christian's hitters?
Everything went Mount Calvary Christian's way against Alliance Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Mount Calvary Christian made off with a 15-1 win. Will Mount Calvary Christian repeat their success, or does Alliance Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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