The Christopher Cougars will venture away from home to challenge the Live Oak Acorns at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Christopher is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Christopher managed to slip by Palo Alto the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Cougars lost 6-0 to the Vikings on Saturday.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last matchup, Live Oak made sure to put some runs up on the board against Hillsdale on Thursday. The Acorns were the clear victors by a 16-4 margin over the Fighting Knights. With that victory, the Acorns brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Brody Costa made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Costa was even better at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with six RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jack Rice, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one double. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). Lorenzo Castellanos was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBI.
Live Oak always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .657. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hillsdale only posted an OBP of .370.
Christopher now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Live Oak, the win got them back to even at 2-2-1.
Christopher skirted past Live Oak 6-5 in their previous meeting back in February of 2025. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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