The Unity Christian Crusaders will venture away from home to take on the Covenant Christian Chargers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Unity Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Covenant Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Unity Christian is headed into the game having just posted their closest win since March 26th on Thursday. They skirted past Wayland 6-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.
Meanwhile, Covenant Christian hadn't done well against Saranac recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Chargers came out on top against the Redhawks by a score of 8-5. That's two games straight that the Chargers have won by exactly three runs.
Covenant Christian let Ryan Kuiper and J.D. Schimmel run wild. Kuiper went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Schimmel got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Looyenga, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Unity Christian's record now sits at 14-7. As for Covenant Christian, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-16.
Unity Christian couldn't quite get it done against Covenant Christian in their previous meeting back in May of 2018 as they fell 4-0. Can the Crusaders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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