The Trinity Christian Crusaders will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Treutlen Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Trinity Christian fell victim to Citizens Christian Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Patriots, falling 7-0. The loss continues a trend for the Crusaders in their meetings with the Patriots: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Treutlen). They were the clear victors by a 19-4 margin over Baldwin on Wednesday. The win was familiar territory for the Vikings, who have now won five games in a row.
Jack Walker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, Treutlen let Acie Dickens and CJ Jackson run wild. Dickens went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Jackson went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those two hits gave Jackson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of DJ Steptoe, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs.
Treutlen always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .629. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Baldwin only posted an OBP of .235.
Treutlen's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Trinity Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
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