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| 04/15/25 - Away | 5-6 L |
| 05/30/24 - Home | 18-3 W |
| 05/13/24 - Away | 13-2 W |
| 05/03/24 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 04/27/23 - Home | 12-6 W |
| + 5 more games |
King's Christian is 9-1 against Atlantic Christian since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
King's Christian is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest victory since March 20th on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Haddon Township, sneaking past 5-3.
Meanwhile, Atlantic Christian had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. Everything went their way against the Greyhounds as they made off with a 15-9 win. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Ethan Costello made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over four innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. Atlantic Christian is undefeated when Costello posts two or more runs, but 2-4 otherwise.
In other batting news, Seth Phillips was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, one double, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Atlantic Christian's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-4 when he doesn't). Colton Carney was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Atlantic Christian lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
King's Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs over those games. As for Atlantic Christian, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4.
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