The Medina Christian Academy Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Mansfield Christian Flames at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Medina Christian Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Medina Christian Academy is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Cornerstone Christian by a score of 16-15 on Monday. Even though they lost, Medina Christian Academy's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.6 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
D.J. Reidl was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Reidl was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Joey Green and Jono Timco did some serious damage despite the final result: Green scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances, while Timco scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Green is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Landers, who scored a run while going 3-for-6.
Meanwhile, Mansfield Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 13-1 to Malvern.
Medina Christian Academy's record now sits at 4-6. As for Mansfield Christian, their record is now 1-13.
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