The New Life Christian Academy Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Community Christian Cyclones at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
New Life Christian Academy's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Scotland Christian Academy with a sharp 7-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for New Life Christian Academy.
The team relied heavily on Joshua Valencia, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cameron Parker, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Community Christian entered their tilt with Gramercy Christian with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by an 11-3 margin over the Warriors on Monday.
Tanner Pierce made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Pierce was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jack Beamon, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
New Life Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Community Christian, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. New Life Christian Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 11.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Community Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
New Life Christian Academy took their win against Community Christian when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 19-9. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Community Christian's Tyler Spivey, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will New Life Christian Academy still be able to contain Spivey? There's only one way to find out.
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