The First Assembly Christian Crusaders will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Evangelical Christian Eagles at 4:30 p.m.
First Assembly Christian will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Evangelical Christian, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. First Assembly Christian walked away with a 5-1 win over Evangelical Christian on Monday. That's two games straight that First Assembly Christian has won by exactly four runs.
Kayden Hartunian made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Hartunian has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hartunian was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Evan Bloomer was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Josh Wright, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
First Assembly Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-12 record this season. As for Evangelical Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-11.
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