The Tree of Life Christian Trojans will be playing at home against the Liberty Christian Academy Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Tree of Life Christian and three for Liberty Christian Academy.
Last Friday, Tree of Life Christian fell victim to a tough 16-4 defeat at the hands of Wellington School.
Tree of Life Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samuel Jackson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Meshach Bishara, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Liberty Christian Academy had to settle for a 10-8 loss against Shekinah Christian on Monday.
Evan Dupler put in work no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Dupler was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Dawson Kamppi made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Luke Mollohan, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Liberty Christian Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Tree of Life Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Liberty Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Tree of Life Christian came up short against Liberty Christian Academy when the teams last played on Tuesday, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Liberty Christian Academy's Aiden Geiger, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that Tree of Life Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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