Evangelical Christian is 8-0 against Fayette Academy since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Evangelical Christian Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Fayette Academy Vikings at 6:30 p.m. Fayette Academy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Evangelical Christian, who comes in off a win.
In what's become a running theme this season, Evangelical Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They beat Harding Academy by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Evangelical Christian.
Evangelical Christian let Bryce Terry and Caiden Caldera loose on the outfield. Terry scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Caldera scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Gates, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Fayette Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Tipton-Rosemark Academy by a score of 6-4.
Fayette Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Fly, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
The win got Evangelical Christian back to even at 5-5. As for Fayette Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Fayette Academy's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Evangelical Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .357. It's a different story for Fayette Academy, though, as they've only averaged .229. Will they be able to contain Evangelical Christian's hitters?
Everything went Evangelical Christian's way against Fayette Academy in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Evangelical Christian made off with a 12-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evangelical Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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