The Lee Christian Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the New Life Christian Academy Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lee Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-5 margin over Cresset Christian Academy. The victory was just what Lee Christian needed coming off of a 19-7 loss in their prior match.
Christian Wilson was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaydan Brower, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, even though Victory Christian scored an imposing 14 runs on Tuesday, New Life Christian Academy still came out on top. New Life Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Victory Christian and snuck past 16-14. Winning may never get old, but New Life Christian Academy sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Cameron Parker made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Parker was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Logan Credle was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Noah Crocker, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Lee Christian's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6. As for New Life Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lee Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like New Life Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lee Christian suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to New Life Christian Academy when the teams last played back in March. Can Lee Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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