The Peoples Baptist Academy Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Covenant Christian Academy Rams at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Peoples Baptist Academy hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Last Friday, Peoples Baptist Academy suffered a rough 14-2 defeat at the hands of CrossPointe Christian Academy.
Meanwhile, Covenant Christian Academy never let their opponents score last Thursday. They beat Peoples Baptist Academy by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-0. The result was nothing new for Covenant Christian Academy, who have now won three contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Ethan Zisser was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Zisser has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Zisser was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ryan Kennedy was a standout: he went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Asher Bond, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Peoples Baptist Academy now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Covenant Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Peoples Baptist Academy suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Covenant Christian Academy when the teams last played last Thursday. Can Peoples Baptist Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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