The San Antonio Christian Lions will face off against the New Braunfels Thunder Homeschool at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
On Friday, San Antonio Christian came up short against St. Augustine and fell 10-7.
Ben Allen was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Dillon McKinney also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, New Braunfels Thunder made sure to put some runs up on the board against Somerset Academy Collegiate on Thursday. New Braunfels Thunder put the hurt on Somerset Academy Collegiate with a sharp 14-1 victory.
Justin Rusick and Declan Campbell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Rusick tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Campbell struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. At bat, Rusick scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1, while Campbell went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Israel Fuentes, who scored three runs and stole six bases while going 3-for-3. Those six stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Immanuel Fuentes, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
New Braunfels Thunder was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .571. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
San Antonio Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 7.5 strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.25 in the others. New Braunfels Thunder is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5-1 record this season.
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