The Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders will head out on the road to take on the Wayne Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Harrells Christian Academy came up short against Faith Christian and fell 7-2. The Crusaders have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Harrells Christian Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drake Smith, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Wayne Christian came tearing into Monday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past Rosewood 12-5. Considering Wayne Christian has won four contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Jake Anderson was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 5-for-5. Those five hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Miles Hamm, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Wayne Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Wayne Christian now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Harrells Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Harrells Christian Academy came up short against Wayne Christian in their previous matchup back in March, falling 8-5. Can the Crusaders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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