If Unity Christian was riding high fresh off their 15-0 takedown of Holland Christian on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Crusaders came up short against the Vicksburg Bulldogs on Thursday, falling 13-1. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Crusaders, who until this matchup were averaging 3.59 runs allowed.
Unity Christian saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makena Sietsema, who went 2-for-4 with one run.
Unity Christian's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 28-9. As for Vicksburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Unity Christian will challenge Allegan at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.92 runs per game on average), something the Crusaders will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Vicksburg, they will square off against Coldwater at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bulldogs 3.8, the Cardinals 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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