For the second straight game, First Assembly Christian will face off against Evangelical Christian. The Crusaders will welcome the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. First Assembly Christian has given up an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Evangelical Christian hit First Assembly Christian with a ten-run sixth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Crusaders came up short against the Eagles, falling 13-3. The loss continues a trend for the Crusaders in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
First Assembly Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Palmer, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
The win (which was Evangelical Christian's fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for First Assembly Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-18.
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