The Faith Academy Rams will face off against the Auburn Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Faith Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Auburn's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
If Faith Academy beats Auburn with three runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Faith Academy had just enough and edged out Hernando 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Christian Freeman looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Faith Academy's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Collin Hall, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Auburn came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Vikings by a score of 7-2. Seven seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Knox Chambliss looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Bryson Sheppard, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Auburn's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Faith Academy, their record now sits at 4-2.
Faith Academy suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Auburn in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Can Faith Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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