The Calvary Christian Cougars will challenge the Villa Madonna Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Calvary Christian's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four matchups.
While Calvary Christian didn't have the best season last year (they finished 13-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Newport on Saturday as they made off with a 12-2 victory. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Case Craddock
| 04/19/25 vs Newport | 8 |
| 03/21/25 @ Dayton | 6 |
| 04/17/25 @ Robertson County | 4 |
| 04/01/25 @ Williamstown | 1 |
Case Craddock was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adam Curtis, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Leo Mcdaniel was another key player, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Calvary Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .406 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Villa Madonna beat Heritage Academy 4-1 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Villa Madonna's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Luke Smith, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Another was Tyler Brandstetter, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Calvary Christian's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Villa Madonna, they now have a winning record of 8-7-1.
Villa Madonna's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Calvary Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .335. It's a different story for Villa Madonna, though, as they've only averaged .236. Will they be able to contain Calvary Christian's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
