The Aspire HomeSchool Trailblazers will square off against the Rejoice Christian Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Aspire HomeSchool turned things around against Memorial on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 17-1 margin over the Chargers. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Trailblazers' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Rejoice Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over Oklahoma Union on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Tristan Willis and Caleb Hall made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Willis struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Meanwhile, Hall tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Rejoice Christian is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-13 otherwise. At the plate, Willis scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Hall scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Willis has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Micah Walker was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Rejoice Christian is 2-1 when Walker posts two or more runs, but 9-13 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Callen Duncan, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Rejoice Christian's victory bumped their record up to 11-14. As for Aspire HomeSchool, the win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-6.
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