The Hilltop Christian Chargers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Southside Christian Warriors at 6:00 p.m. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses dating back to last season for Hilltop Christian and three for Southside Christian.
Last Monday, Hilltop Christian suffered a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Bethel Christian Academy.
Hilltop Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Brendle, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Southside Christian came up short against Bethel Christian Academy on Monday and fell 6-2.
Hilltop Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Southside Christian, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Hilltop Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Southside Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Hilltop Christian came up short against Southside Christian in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southside Christian's Ethan Busdieker, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over 6.1 innings pitched. Now that Hilltop Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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