Park Tudor is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Greenwood Christian Academy is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Park Tudor Panthers will take on the Greenwood Christian Academy Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Park Tudor is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Park Tudor had to settle for a 7-5 loss against University. Park Tudor has not had much luck with University recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Nolan Whitehead was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was MJ Gaines, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Greenwood Christian Academy beat Bloomfield 8-4 on Saturday.
The team relied heavily on Colton Flint, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Charlie Overton was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Park Tudor's defeat dropped their record down to 15-4. As for Greenwood Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Park Tudor has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Greenwood Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Park Tudor took their win against Greenwood Christian Academy when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 6-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Greenwood Christian Academy's Preston Van Til, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Park Tudor still be able to contain Van Til? There's only one way to find out.
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