Zion Christian Academy has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Mt. Pleasant Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Zion Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Zion Christian Academy earned a 5-2 victory over Santa Fe.
Christian Huntzinger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Huntzinger was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Huntzinger wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Garrett Manners, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Austin Surratt, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant suffered a rough 14-4 defeat at the hands of Summertown on Monday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Mt. Pleasant in their matchups with Summertown: they've now lost five in a row.
Zion Christian Academy pushed their record up to 5-3 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs per game. As for Mt. Pleasant, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Zion Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Mt. Pleasant when the teams last played back in April of 2021, winning 8-4. Will Zion Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Mt. Pleasant have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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