The Village Christian Crusaders will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Pasadena Bulldogs at 3:46 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Village Christian: 3.8, Pasadena: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Village Christian will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against de Toledo on Tuesday. Village Christian walked away with a 10-6 victory over de Toledo.
Winston Peterson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Peterson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Mikels, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Ethan Tibert was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pasadena narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Hoover 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pasadena.
Pasadena saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Andrade, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Village Christian has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5-1 record this season. As for Pasadena, their victory bumped their record up to 7-12.
Village Christian's speedy runners might be the difference in Thursday's match. Village Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.3 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Pasadena, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Village Christian continue to outrun the ball?
Village Christian skirted past Pasadena 6-4 when the teams last played back in March of 2018. The rematch might be a little tougher for Village Christian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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