The Tri-State Christian Crusaders will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Perry Hall Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Tri-State Christian hadn't beaten Greenwood Mennonite on the road since April 27, 2023 but that history sure didn't bother them on Tuesday. Tri-State Christian blew past Greenwood Mennonite 13-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crusaders.
Brayden Jones made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Jones was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Nelson Melara and Jake Lambert did most of the damage at the plate: Melara scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Lambert scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Perry Hall Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Everything went their way against Carver A&T on Monday as Perry Hall Christian made off with a 7-1 win. Considering Perry Hall Christian has won four contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Perry Hall Christian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. Tri-State Christian's victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
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