Roanoke Valley Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Timberlake Christian Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Monday, Roanoke Valley Christian came up short against Blue Ridge and fell 6-2.
Roanoke Valley Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Atkins, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Timberlake Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost 9-1 to Grace Christian. Timberlake Christian has struggled against Grace Christian recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Roanoke Valley Christian's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Timberlake Christian, their record now sits at 6-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Roanoke Valley Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Timberlake Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Roanoke Valley Christian came up short against Timberlake Christian in their previous matchup on April 12th, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Timberlake Christian's Billy Shumaker, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Now that Roanoke Valley Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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