The Metrolina Christian Academy Warriors have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Christ School Greenies at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Metrolina Christian Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Hickory Grove Christian 3-2.
Perry Hargett was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Christ School had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They blew past the Cougars 8-2. The result was nothing new for Christ School, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Charlie Collins looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Luka Rose was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Reece, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Metrolina Christian Academy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-1. As for Christ School, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-13.
Metrolina Christian Academy skirted past Christ School 6-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2016. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Christ School's Will Fleming, who pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Metrolina Christian Academy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
