Berean Christian hasn't had much luck against Athenian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Berean Christian Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Athenian Owls at 3:45 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Berean Christian's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past St. Helena 10-0. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Saints: they've now won six in a row.
The team relied heavily on Luke Upshaw, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Max McTighe, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Upshaw wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Berean Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Athenian put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against International as Athenian made off with a 19-3 victory. That's two games straight that the Owls have won by exactly 16 runs.
Athenian pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Berean Christian, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Berean Christian came up short against Athenian in their previous matchup back in March of 2020, falling 4-0. Can Berean Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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