The Evangel Christian Lightning will be playing at home against the Coosa Valley Academy Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, everything went Evangel Christian's way against Southern Christian as Evangel Christian made off with a 13-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Evangel Christian.
Evangel Christian let ZAC GROSSMANN and WHIT BOURNE loose on the outfield. GROSSMANN went 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and an RBI, while BOURNE went 1-for-1 with a home run and three RBI. TREY HOPE was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Coosa Valley Academy entered their tilt with Cornerstone Christian with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Chargers 15-5. That's two games straight that Coosa Valley Academy has won by exactly ten runs.
Konner Steele made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Steele was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sam Setzer was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 1-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Brycen Wilson, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Evangel Christian has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Coosa Valley Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 8-16.
Coosa Valley Academy's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Evangel Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .329. It's a different story for Coosa Valley Academy, though, as they've only averaged .231. Will they be able to contain Evangel Christian's hitters?
Everything went Evangel Christian's way against Coosa Valley Academy when the teams last played back in February as Evangel Christian made off with a 14-3 win. Does Evangel Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Coosa Valley Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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