The Sunrise Christian Academy Buffaloes will venture away from home to face off against the Wichita Defenders HomeSchool Defenders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sunrise Christian Academy has given up an average of 10.8 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Sunrise Christian Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Smoky Valley Home Educators on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of Smoky Valley Home Educators by a score of 12-10. On the bright side, the ten- run performance marked the Buffaloes' highest-scoring match to date.
Gael Cisneros was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and one RBI. He continues to improve, besting his previous run total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Garraway, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Wichita Defenders HomeSchool was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 3-0 to Sunrise Christian Academy.
This is the second loss in a row for Sunrise Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 1-4. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Wichita Defenders HomeSchool, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Sunrise Christian Academy beat Wichita Defenders HomeSchool 3-0 in their previous meeting last Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Buffaloes since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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