Skipstone Academy is 5-0 against CrossPointe Christian Academy since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Two weeks ago, while Skipstone Academy put up some runs, the same can't be said for Young Americans Christian. Everything went Skipstone Academy's way against Young Americans Christian as Skipstone Academy made off with a 10-0 win. The victory was just what Skipstone Academy needed coming off of an 11-1 defeat in their prior match.
Jathan Cox was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cody Collum, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
CrossPointe Christian Academy can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game last Friday. They put the hurt on Peoples Baptist Academy with a sharp 14-2 win. The victory was just what CrossPointe Christian Academy needed coming off of a 12-0 loss in their prior contest.
Jack Ballard was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Ballard was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Raleigh Tillman was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Elijah Darby was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Skipstone Academy pushed their record up to 3-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs per game. As for CrossPointe Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Skipstone Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against CrossPointe Christian Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2019, sneaking past 3-1. Will Skipstone Academy repeat their success, or does CrossPointe Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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