The Riverside Christian Crusaders will face off against the Liberty Christian Patriots at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Saturday, it was close, but Riverside Christian sidestepped Touchet for a 14-12 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crusaders.
Riverside Christian got a big performance out of Winter Bruntjen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Bruntjen also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Josh Dominguez was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Riverside Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Liberty Christian waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They beat the Cougars by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-1.
Liberty Christian's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Riverside Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Everything went Riverside Christian's way against Liberty Christian in their previous matchup back in May of 2015, as Riverside Christian made off with a 14-7 win. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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