Bethany Christian will head out to challenge the Faith Baptist Eagle at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Bethany Christian will face Faith Baptist after dropping another heartbreaker against Bloomfield Christian School on Tuesday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within two of beating them. Bethany Christian took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bloomfield Christian School. The defeat continues a trend for Bethany Christian in their meetings with Bloomfield Christian School: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Faith Baptist didn't have quite enough to beat Faith Christian on Tuesday and fell 6-5.
Justus Mosey put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He is becoming a predictor of Faith Baptist's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Mosey was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and one run.
Mosey wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Bingaman, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Bethany Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Faith Baptist, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-4.
Bethany Christian came up short against Faith Baptist when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 8-3. Can Bethany Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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