Faith Christian Academy will head out on the road to challenge the Christian Heritage Academy Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Faith Christian Academy is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
On Tuesday, Faith Christian Academy suffered a tough 17-8 defeat at the hands of Timberlake Christian.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Christian Heritage Academy, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Monday. They walked away with a 12-7 victory over Westover Christian Academy on Tuesday.
Hunter Manning made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits. Manning has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Manning was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ty Turner was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two RBI. Brodey Oakes was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
Faith Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Christian Heritage Academy, their win bumped their record up to 4-5-1.
Faith Christian Academy suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Christian Heritage Academy in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Manning, who struck out nine batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Now that Faith Christian Academy 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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