King's Ridge Christian is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Wesleyan is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The King's Ridge Christian Tigers will host the Wesleyan Wolves at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
King's Ridge Christian proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 16) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Mount Vernon 7-6. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wesleyan). They blew past Mt. Bethel Christian Academy 15-3 on Wednesday.
Thomas Pressman looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Wesleyan got a massive performance out of Grayson McCollum, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Brice Gillis was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Wesleyan always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .628. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Wesleyan is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. King's Ridge Christian's win bumped their record up to 12-4.
Everything went King's Ridge Christian's way against Wesleyan when the teams last played back in February of 2023, as King's Ridge Christian made off with an 8-2 victory. Will King's Ridge Christian repeat their success, or does Wesleyan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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