The Christian Academy is 2-8 against Delaware County Christian since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Christian Academy will welcome Delaware County Christian at 4:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
The Christian Academy is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-3 heartbreaker at the hands of King's Christian.
The Christian Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tori Townsend, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Iris Gerlach also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen bases of the season.
Meanwhile, Delaware County Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 16-1 to Varsity Opponent, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
The Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Delaware County Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-15.
Delaware County Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. The Christian Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Delaware County Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 2.2 strikeouts. Will The Christian Academy keep running through batters, or will Delaware County Christian buck the trend?
The Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Delaware County Christian in their previous meeting last Thursday, winning 12-7. Will The Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Delaware County Christian has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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