The Peoples Baptist Academy Knights will venture away from home to face off against the New Creation Christian Academy Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Thursday, Peoples Baptist Academy came up short against CrossPointe Christian Academy and fell 19-15. The Knights have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meetings.
While New Creation Christian Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Young Americans Christian on Thursday, sneaking past 18-16. The victory continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won five in a row.
Cade Anderson was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. Another player making a difference was Robert Bell, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI.
Anderson wasn't the only one working in the hit department: New Creation Christian Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive contests.
New Creation Christian Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Peoples Baptist Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-1.
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