After both having extra time off, the Hermitage Hermits and the Columbia Christian Crusaders will shake off the rust and duke it out at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hermitage has given up an average of 13.1 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Hermitage came up short against Bearden last Friday, falling 11-1. The loss continues a trend for the Hermits in their meetings with the Bears: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Columbia Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 runs) and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. They were the clear victors by a 23-7 margin over the Cougars. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won three matches by 15 runs or more so far this season.
Columbia Christian got a massive performance out of Kash Smith, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Smith a new career-high in hits (three). Another player making a difference was Ruston Hern, who scored five runs and stole three bases while going 5-for-5.
Columbia Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .705. Their OBP was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .524 that Lafayette County posted.
Columbia Christian's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Hermitage, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
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