The Houston Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Emmanuel Christian Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Houston will be strutting in after a win while Emmanuel Christian Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
On Saturday, Houston was able to grind out a solid victory over Fairlawn, taking the game 6-2. That's two games straight that Houston has won by exactly four runs.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Emmanuel Christian Academy had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Catholic Central on Friday. Emmanuel Christian Academy has struggled against Catholic Central recently, as their matchup on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Emmanuel Christian Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Skylar Nixon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Nixon has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Houston's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-15. As for Emmanuel Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
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