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| 04/14/25 - Away | 9-10 L |
| 06/01/24 - Home | 13-3 W |
| 04/29/24 - Home | 9-8 W |
| 05/11/23 - Home | 11-6 W |
| 05/11/23 - Away | 3-4 L |
| + 5 more games |
Faith Baptist and Faith Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Eagle will look to defend their home field on Monday against Faith Christian at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Faith Baptist sitting on three straight victories and Faith Christian on four.
Faith Baptist is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Bridgeport Baptist Academy on Thursday as they made off with a 10-1 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Andrew Bingaman made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bingaman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and three RBI.
In other pitching news, Jackson Lemon looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Justus Mosey, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Keagan Nelson also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Faith Christian got the win against Springfield Christian Academy on Thursday by a conclusive 16-1.
Nathan Hayley was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and one triple. Oliver Thompson was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Faith Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Faith Christian pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Faith Baptist, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Faith Baptist has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Faith Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
