Central Christian got themselves on the board against Abundant Life Christian Academy on Friday, but Abundant Life Christian Academy never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Abundant Life Christian Academy Lions as they made off with a 6-0 win. Considering the Crusaders have won three matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Aaron Boyd made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Boyd was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game.
In other batting news, Anthony Lorfano was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Tucker Handley was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-3.
The victory made it two in a row for Central Christian and bumps their season record up to 4-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Abundant Life Christian Academy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Looking ahead, Central Christian will welcome Praise Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Praise Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Abundant Life Christian Academy, they will square off against CrossPointe Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. CrossPointe Christian Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.5 runs per game on average), something Abundant Life Christian Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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