The Lighthouse Christian Chargers will venture away from home to face off against the New Covenant Academy Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lighthouse Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Lighthouse Christian is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Halfway just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals. The match marked the Chargers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Lighthouse Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Morgan, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Meanwhile, New Covenant Academy scored the most runs they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Mansfield by a score of 14-12. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brayden Keener made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. New Covenant Academy is 2-1 when Keener posts two or more runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Brighton Guisinger also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
The loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 14-4. As for New Covenant Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
New Covenant Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lighthouse Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .342. It's a different story for New Covenant Academy, though, as they've only averaged .212. Will they be able to contain Lighthouse Christian's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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