The Calvin Christian Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Liberty Charter Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Calvin Christian can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Guajome Park Academy with a sharp 17-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Calvin Christian.
Brayden Brown was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Brown has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Brown was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two runs and a triple.
In other batting news, Isaac Lapka and Quentin Verhoeven did most of the damage at the plate: Lapka scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5, while Verhoeven scored three runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. Tyler Hoff was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Liberty Charter had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They blew past the Hornets 10-2. With that victory, Liberty Charter brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Brody Harris, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nathan Miller, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Calvin Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Liberty Charter, their win bumped their record up to 8-15.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Calvin Christian has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.3 hits per game. However, it's not like Liberty Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.1. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Calvin Christian skirted past Liberty Charter 4-3 when the teams last played back in February. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Liberty Charter's Jaxon Adrain, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over 6.1 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Calvin Christian still be able to contain Adrain? There's only one way to find out.
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