The Cumberland Christian Crusaders will take on the LEAP Academy Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cumberland Christian is looking for their season's first win.
Cumberland Christian came up short against Gloucester County Christian on Monday, falling 18-3. That's two games in a row now that the Crusaders have lost by exactly 15 runs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask LEAP Academy). Everything went their way against Trenton Central on Tuesday as they made off with a 29-14 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lancers considering their one-run performance the contest before.
The team relied heavily on C Murray, who got on base in six of her seven plate appearances with four stolen bases, five runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of S Fortuna, who got on base in six of her seven plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
LEAP Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .800. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
LEAP Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Cumberland Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Cumberland Christian came up short against LEAP Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2024, falling 21-17. Can the Crusaders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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