Evangelical Christian is 1-7 against Briarcrest Christian since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Evangelical Christian Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Briarcrest Christian Saints at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Evangelical Christian is is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-1 to First Assembly Christian, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Cannon Johnson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Evangelical Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Henry Crosby, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
Meanwhile, Briarcrest Christian faced Arlington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Briarcrest Christian fell just short of Arlington by a score of 8-7. Briarcrest Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jack Gleason was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Brennan Bomar made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Aidan McCrady, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Even though they lost, Briarcrest Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post 11 or more hits.
Evangelical Christian's record is now 9-12. As for Briarcrest Christian, their record is now 19-9.
Evangelical Christian came up short against Briarcrest Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 7-2. Thankfully for Evangelical Christian, Matthew Dallas (who struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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