The Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds will take on the Faith Christian Academy Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Holy Ghost Prep came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 7-1 to Malvern Prep. The match marked the Firebirds' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
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Holy Ghost Prep got a good showing from Christopher Schnauffer, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Schnauffer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Holy Ghost Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Evans, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Faith Christian Academy strolled into their game on Wednesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They never let Renaissance Academy get on the board and left with a 17-0 win. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by six runs or more this season.
Madden Marcks looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Faith Christian Academy's victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs over those games. As for Holy Ghost Prep, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Holy Ghost Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Faith Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 strikeouts. 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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