The Crossroads Christian CRU will venture away from home to take on the Aurora Christian Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Crossroads Christian has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Aurora Christian will arrive with seven straight wins.
Crossroads Christian fell victim to Parkview Christian Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 11-0 to the Falcons. That's two games in a row now that the CRU have lost by exactly 11 runs.
Aurora Christian hadn't beaten Aurora Central Catholic on the road since June 4, 2021 but that history sure didn't bother them on Friday. The Eagles put the hurt on the Chargers with a sharp 9-3 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by six runs or more this season.
Nolan Robertson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one RBI.
In other batting news, Preston Morel was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Aurora Christian pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Crossroads Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
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