After two games on the road, Regents is heading back home. They will take on the Temple Christian Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Regents is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on United Christian Academy with a sharp 22-4 victory on Monday. With that win, Regents brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Lincoln Herndon, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Morris Hoffman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Temple Christian sidestepped Christian Heritage Academy for a 9-8 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Temple Christian.
Regents' win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-4. As for Temple Christian, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Regents came out on top in a nail-biter against Temple Christian when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 6-5. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Temple Christian's Silas Walker, who struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Regents still be able to contain Walker? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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