Apostolic Christian will venture away from home to square off against the Cosby Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Apostolic Christian has given up an average of 14.4 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Apostolic Christian came up short against Apostolic Christian Academy two weeks ago, falling 19-9.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cosby). Everything went their way against Austin-East on Monday as they made off with a 25-16 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their one-run performance the match before.
Gage McCarty was a standout: he got on base in all six of his plate appearances with three runs and four RBI. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three). Another player making a difference was Tanner Barnes, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and one RBI.
Cosby was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Austin-East only posted a batting average of .333.
Cosby's win ended a ten-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-17-1. As for Apostolic Christian, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Apostolic Christian beat Cosby 20-15 in their previous matchup on April 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Apostolic Christian 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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