Baseball Preview: Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders vs. Unity Christian Lions
The Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Unity Christian Lions at 4:30 p.m. Arthur-Okaw Christian will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Last Saturday, everything went Arthur-Okaw Christian's way against Heritage Christian as Arthur-Okaw Christian made off with a 14-4 win.
Justin Hostetler was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Hostetler has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hostetler was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Arthur-Okaw Christian got a massive performance out of Brock Helmuth, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was James Lee, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Unity Christian lost 11-3 to Sullivan on Thursday. Unity Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Arthur-Okaw Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Unity Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Arthur-Okaw Christian took their victory against Unity Christian when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 15-1. Will Arthur-Okaw Christian repeat their success, or does Unity Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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