After both having extra time off, the Union Grove Christian Patriots and the Triad Baptist Christian Academy Titans will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Union Grove Christian is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Gospel Light Christian last Thursday. The Patriots were the clear victors by a 10-4 margin over Gospel Light Christian. The Patriots haven't had any issues with Gospel Light Christian recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Triad Baptist Christian Academy). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Gospel Light Christian a 16-0 shutout two weeks ago. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Titans with their most commanding win of the season.
Triad Baptist Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Union Grove Christian, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 4-2.
Everything went Union Grove Christian's way against Triad Baptist Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in March, as Union Grove Christian made off with a 10-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots since the squad 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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