Baseball Preview: First Assembly Christian Crusaders vs. Northpoint Christian Trojans
First Assembly Christian is 2-8 against Northpoint Christian since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The First Assembly Christian Crusaders will be staying on the road to face off against the Northpoint Christian Trojans at 1:00 p.m. First Assembly Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Northpoint Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
First Assembly Christian will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Tipton-Rosemark Academy, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. First Assembly Christian had just enough and edged Tipton-Rosemark Academy out 8-6.
Henry Jones made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Jones has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Jones was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other pitching news, William Lee looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Evan Bloomer, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Wesley Yarbro, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northpoint Christian can now relate to. They lost 11-0 to the Lynx on Thursday. The shutout was out of character for Northpoint Christian seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
First Assembly Christian has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-14 record this season. As for Northpoint Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
First Assembly Christian suffered a grim 17-6 defeat to Northpoint Christian when the teams last played back in April. Can First Assembly Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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