The Clarksville Christian Centurions will be playing at home against the Zion Christian Academy Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Clarksville Christian will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Clarksville Christian will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Monday (they won by seven) but last Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Franklin Road Christian and snuck past 8-6.
Landon Sialana was a standout: he scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cyler Middleton, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Zion Christian Academy suffered a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Columbia Academy on Thursday. Zion Christian Academy has not had much luck with Columbia Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Clarksville Christian's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-6. As for Zion Christian Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Clarksville Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Zion Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Clarksville Christian might still be hurting after the 13-2 loss they got from Zion Christian Academy when the teams last played back in March. Will Clarksville Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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