The Evangel Christian Academy Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Woodland Park Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Evangel Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches.
Evangel Christian Academy can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 18-6 margin over Kiowa.
Levi Alexander was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Alexander has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Alexander was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on David Damborg, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Dean Fisk, who went 4-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Woodland Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-5 walloping at the hands of Palmer.
Like Evangel Christian Academy, Woodland Park also got a great game from a two-way player: Link Bryden. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Bryden was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Bryden wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chance Hancock, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Evangel Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Woodland Park, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Woodland Park's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Evangel Christian Academy has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .463. It's a different story for Woodland Park, though, as they've only averaged .362. Will they be able to contain Evangel Christian Academy's hitters?
Evangel Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Woodland Park in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Will Evangel Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Woodland Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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