Christian Liberty is 1-6 against Westminster Christian since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Christian Liberty Chargers will head out on the road to take on the Westminster Christian Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Christian Liberty is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Christian Liberty will head into Tuesday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-1 walloping at the hands of Westminster Christian.
For Westminster Christian's part, Liam Nash made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Nash was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Connor Zorn was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI and two runs. Another player making a difference was Anthony Braoudakis, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Christian Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Westminster Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Christian Liberty has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Westminster Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. 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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