The Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy Eagles will face off against the Summit Country Day Silver Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy nor Summit Country Day posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Chaminade Julienne Catholic just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 6-1 to Chaminade Julienne Catholic. The game marked Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Zach O'Connell was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched.
Meanwhile, Summit Country Day had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell just short of Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The Silver Knights have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Summit Country Day saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylan Gentry, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Summit Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy skirted past Summit Country Day 2-1 when the teams last played on Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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