Christian School of York and Lancaster County Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. Christian School of York will challenge the Lancaster County Christian Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Christian School of York couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. Their rough 15-5 loss to Fairfield two weeks ago might stick with them for a while. Christian School of York has not had much luck with Fairfield recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Chase Wentz was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Lancaster County Christian had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. Everything went their way against West Shore Christian Academy as Lancaster County Christian made off with a 22-12 victory. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Joey Lapp made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Lapp was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Lancaster County Christian let Sheldon Fisher and Josh Aiken loose on the outfield. Fisher went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Aiken scored five runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Landon Eby was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Christian School of York was able to grind out a solid win over Lancaster County Christian in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 9-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Christian School of York since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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