The Calvin Christian Crusaders have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Liberty Charter Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Calvin Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Borrego Springs and snuck past 8-7.
Brayden Brown made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. Brown has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Brown was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Cole Souders was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Tyler Hoff was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Liberty Charter put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past Borrego Springs 9-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Liberty Charter.
Like Calvin Christian, Liberty Charter also got a great game from a two-way player: Brody Harris. Throwing, Harris pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Jaxon Adrain pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Harris went 3-for-4 with an RBI, while Adrain scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andruw Godinez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Drake Keehl, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Calvin Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Liberty Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 10-16.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Calvin Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Liberty Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Calvin Christian took their win against Liberty Charter when the teams last played on Wednesday by a conclusive 14-2. Will Calvin Christian repeat their success, or does Liberty Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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