The Perry Maroons will venture away from home to square off against the Crossings Christian Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Crossings Christian will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Perry extended their winning streak to four on Saturday. The Maroons put the hurt on Pawnee with a sharp 13-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Maroons, who have now won 11 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Crossings Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Anadarko a 10-0 shutout on Thursday.
Cale Doughty looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Collin Sullivan, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-2. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of JT Bargas, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.
Crossings Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Perry, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
Perry took their win against Crossings Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 15-0 score. Will the Maroons repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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