The Liberty Christian Patriots will head out to take on the Crossroads Christian Colts at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Liberty Christian has struggled recently with 15 defeats in a row, while Crossroads Christian will arrive with three straight wins.
Things were looking good for Liberty Christian after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 10-6 to Alamance Christian.
Angel Martinez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-2. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Omar Cruz, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Crossroads Christian and Lee Christian, and Crossroads Christian kept the tradition alive. Crossroads Christian put the hurt on Lee Christian with a sharp 15-1 victory on Thursday. Considering the Colts have won three contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Easton Smith and Ben Adcock did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-3, while Adcock scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-1. Adcock has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Cody Paschall also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Crossroads Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .714. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Crossroads Christian pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Liberty Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Liberty Christian might still be hurting after the 15-5 defeat they got from Crossroads Christian when the teams last played back in March of 2018. Can Liberty Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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