Hope Christian Academy will take on the Macon-East Montgomery Academy Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hope Christian Academy 3.6, Macon-East Montgomery Academy 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hope Christian Academy's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Lakeside School hitters got past them. Hope Christian Academy lost 14-2 to Lakeside School on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for Hope Christian Academy in their meetings with Lakeside School: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Macon-East Montgomery Academy). They were the clear victors by a 21-9 margin over Sparta Academy last Saturday. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by seven runs or more this season.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.1 runs over those games. As for Hope Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-9.
Hope Christian Academy skirted past Macon-East Montgomery Academy 8-7 in their previous matchup back in February. Does Hope Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Macon-East Montgomery Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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