Temple Christian is 2-8 against Westover Christian Academy since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Temple Christian Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Westover Christian Academy Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m.
After dropping their season opener at home, Westover Christian Academy is headed out to face a Crusaders squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Temple Christian came up short against Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy on Tuesday, falling 10-0.
Meanwhile, Westover Christian Academy had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. They put the hurt on Faith Christian Academy with a sharp 15-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with Faith Christian Academy: they've now won four in a row.
Silas Zeidler and Colt Cromy made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Zeidler pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Cromy struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance also gave Zeidler a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At the plate, Zeidler scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3, while Cromy scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Cromy is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
In other batting news, Tanner Medford was a standout: he scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Chase Jordan, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
Westover Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .650. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Faith Christian Academy only posted an OBP of .167.
Temple Christian took their victory against Westover Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 16-3. Does Temple Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westover Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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