Lawrence Upper is 0-10 against Open Door Christian since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lawrence Upper Lions will be staying on the road to face off against the Open Door Christian Patriots at 5:00 p.m.
Lawrence Upper is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Non Varsity Opponent on Saturday. They lost 12-2 to Non Varsity Opponent.
Will Crooks was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Open Door Christian stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against Andrews Osborne Academy as Open Door Christian made off with a 15-9 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Open Door Christian.
Open Door Christian let Jacob Godby and Thomas Perris loose on the outfield. Godby scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Perris went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Dylan Drop, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Lawrence Upper's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Open Door Christian, their win bumped their record up to 11-4-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lawrence Upper has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Open Door Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Lawrence Upper couldn't quite finish off Open Door Christian when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Open Door Christian's Tyler Reaser, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Now that Lawrence Upper knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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