The First Assembly Christian Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Covington Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
First Assembly Christian's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Harding Academy with a sharp 14-0 win. With that victory, First Assembly Christian brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
William Lee looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kayden Hartunian was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Forrest, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Covington won against Millington Central on Monday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Covington came out on top against St. George's by a score of 5-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Covington.
First Assembly Christian's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-11. As for Covington, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
First Assembly Christian took their victory against Covington when the teams last played back in March of 2021 by a conclusive 8-2. Will First Assembly Christian repeat their success, or does Covington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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