Heritage Christian Academy hasn't had much luck against Evangel Christian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Heritage Christian Academy Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Evangel Christian Lightning at 6:00 p.m. Heritage Christian Academy has given up an average of 10 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Heritage Christian Academy is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game last Tuesday. They came up short against Coosa Valley Academy, falling 12-1.
Meanwhile, Evangel Christian had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They never let the Warriors get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lightning, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
TREY HOPE and CALEB CRANFORD did most of the damage at the plate: HOPE went 1-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double, while CRANFORD went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. Those three hits gave CRANFORD a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of RALEY CURTIS, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-2.
Evangel Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .520. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tuscaloosa Home Educators only posted an OBP of .077.
Heritage Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Evangel Christian, their record now sits at 14-1.
Heritage Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 14-4 loss they got from Evangel Christian in their previous matchup back in February. Can Heritage Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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