The Calvary Chapel Academy Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Tradition Prep Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Calvary Chapel Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Calvary Chapel Academy had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Merritt Island Christian. Calvary Chapel Academy has struggled against Merritt Island Christian recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Calvary Chapel Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Payton Baker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tradition Prep came up short against Treasure Coast on Tuesday and fell 7-2.
Jack Greene was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Calvary Chapel Academy's record now sits at 4-7. As for Tradition Prep, their record is now 6-8.
Tradition Prep's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Calvary Chapel Academy has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .433. It's a different story for Tradition Prep, though, as they've only averaged .334. Will they be able to contain Calvary Chapel Academy's hitters?
Calvary Chapel Academy suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Tradition Prep in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tradition Prep's Aliet Garcia, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Now that Calvary Chapel Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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