After two games on the road, Community Christian Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Christian Family Academy Fire at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Community Christian Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past five matchups -- so hopefully Christian Family Academy likes a good challenge.
Community Christian Academy gave up the first runs last Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Liberty Preparatory Christian by a score of 12-9.
Will Hastings was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hastings was even better at the plate, 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.
Meanwhile, Christian Family Academy suffered a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Lake Norman Christian on Thursday. Christian Family Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
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.
Community Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Christian Family Academy, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Christian Family Academy's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Community Christian Academy has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .609. It's a different story for Christian Family Academy, though, as they've only averaged .353. Will they be able to contain Community Christian Academy's hitters?
Everything went Community Christian Academy's way against Christian Family Academy in their previous meeting on Tuesday as Community Christian Academy made off with a 16-1 victory. Does Community Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Christian Family Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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