Faith Christian has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Tri-County Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Faith Christian will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Liberty Christian on Saturday. Everything went Faith Christian's way against Liberty Christian as Faith Christian made off with a 10-3 victory.
Colin Frier was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Frier has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Frier was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ethan Morisette was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Noah Hill was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Tri-County entered their tilt with Rensselaer Central with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They beat the Bombers on Saturday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-2.
The team relied heavily on Grayson Schneider, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Faith Christian's win ended an 18-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-15. As for Tri-County, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Faith Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Tri-County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Faith Christian suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Tri-County in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tri-County's Eric Zarse, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Now that Faith Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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