Liberty Christian Academy has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Tree of Life Christian Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Liberty Christian Academy will head into Monday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Shekinah Christian on Monday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the nine-point loss they were dealt on Saturday. Liberty Christian Academy fell just short of Shekinah Christian by a score of 10-8. Liberty Christian Academy has not had much luck with Shekinah Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Evan Dupler put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Dupler was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Dawson Kamppi made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Luke Mollohan, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Liberty Christian Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Tree of Life Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell victim to a tough 16-4 loss at the hands of Wellington School.
Tree of Life Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samuel Jackson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Meshach Bishara was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Liberty Christian Academy's record is now 3-6. As for Tree of Life Christian, their record now sits at 2-4.
Liberty Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Tree of Life Christian in their previous meeting on Tuesday, winning 6-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tree of Life Christian's Jacob Brown, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Liberty Christian Academy still be able to contain Brown? There's only one way to find out.
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