The Christian Academy of Knoxville Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the Baylor Red Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Christian Academy of Knoxville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Farragut hit Christian Academy of Knoxville with a five-run third inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Warriors came up short against the Admirals, falling 8-2. The matchup marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Tyler Bennett made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Baylor faced Rossview in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Red Raiders came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 9-6.
The team relied heavily on Blake Lundy, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. What's more, he posted three hits, the most he's had since back in March. Jack Schuman was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two triples and two runs.
Baylor has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Christian Academy of Knoxville, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-8-1.
Monday's contest will be a test for both teams' pitchers. Christian Academy of Knoxville hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .354. However, it's not like Baylor struggles in that department as they've averaged .348. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Christian Academy of Knoxville came up short against Baylor in their previous meeting back in April of 2021, falling 3-0. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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