The Hickory Christian Academy Knights will challenge the Ambassador Christian School Lions at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Hickory Christian Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Hickory Christian Academy's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Asheville T 2-0.
Jared Zientek
| 04/17/25 @ Asheville T | 8 |
| 04/01/25 vs Statesville Christian | 6 |
| 03/28/25 @ Salem Baptist Christian | 1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Westminster Catawba Christian | 4 |
| 03/24/25 vs North Hills Christian | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
Jared Zientek made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over 6.2 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Ambassador Christian School lost 11-4 to Forsyth Home Educators on Thursday.
Ambassador Christian School saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacson Taplin, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Hickory Christian Academy pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Ambassador Christian School, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
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