The Andrews Osborne Academy Phoenix will take on the Medina Christian Academy Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Andrews Osborne Academy 2, Medina Christian Academy 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, Andrews Osborne Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Fuchs Mizrachi, taking the game 5-2.
Medina Christian Academy came out on top against Lawrence Upper on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run fifth inning. The Knights were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Lions. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won four games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Caden Dyer and D.J. Reidl did most of the damage at the plate: Dyer got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Reidl went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Dyer is becoming a predictor of Medina Christian Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Hussey, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Medina Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lawrence Upper only posted an OBP of .211.
Medina Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Andrews Osborne Academy, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Andrews Osborne Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Medina Christian Academy when the teams last played last Wednesday, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Phoenix repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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