For the second straight game, Concord Christian will face off against Portsmouth Christian Academy. The Kingsmen will venture away from home to face off against the Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Concord Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Portsmouth Christian Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Concord Christian's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Wednesday's struggle, when Portsmouth Christian Academy hitters got past them. The Kingsmen fell 11-6 to the Eagles on Wednesday. That makes it the first time this season the Kingsmen have let down their home crowd.
For Portsmouth Christian Academy's part, Grady Howe and Cai Summers made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Howe struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Summers pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Howe has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Howe got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Summers went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and three runs. Portsmouth Christian Academy is undefeated when Summers posts two or more runs, but 4-5 otherwise.
In other batting news, Landon Hasty and Zech Beal did most of the damage at the plate: Hasty went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Beal went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Concord Christian is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-5. As for Portsmouth Christian Academy, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Concord Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Portsmouth Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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