The First Assembly Christian Crusaders are on the road again on Saturday to play the Friendship Christian Commanders at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
First Assembly Christian will head into Saturday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Saturday. They lost 12-3 to Northpoint Christian. First Assembly Christian has struggled against Northpoint Christian recently, as their contest on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Evan Bloomer made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Carter Dennison, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Friendship Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Columbia Academy.
Bradyn Stringer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Friendship Christian saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adam Gordon, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Knox Hayslip, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
First Assembly Christian's record now sits at 16-15. As for Friendship Christian, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 28-12-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. First Assembly Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Friendship Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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