Christian Family Academy has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Tuesday. They will take on the Community Christian Academy Warriors at 4:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Christian Family Academy suffered a tough 12-2 loss at the hands of Lake Norman Christian.
Christian Family Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Vanderburg, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Community Christian Academy entered their tilt with Liberty Preparatory Christian with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 12-9 victory over the Patriots on Thursday.
Will Hastings made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hastings was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Phillip Williams, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Mason Maltba, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Christian Family Academy now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Community Christian Academy, their record is now 4-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Christian Family Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Community Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Christian Family Academy suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Community Christian Academy in their previous matchup on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Community Christian Academy's Grady Peeler, who struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Christian Family Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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