The Mount Pleasant Tigers will face off against the Christ the King Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Mount Pleasant: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Christ the King has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Mount Pleasant fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against West Cabarrus on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wolverines by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Tigers have suffered since February 26th.
Meanwhile, Christ the King got the win against Corvian Community on Tuesday by a conclusive 8-2. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won four games by six runs or more so far this season.
Troy Alderfer made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Alderfer was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Christ the King is undefeated when Alderfer posts two or more runs, but 4-6 otherwise.
In other batting news, Cowen Harris was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Jaxon Ehret was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Christ the King was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Corvian Community only posted a batting average of .160.
Christ the King has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mount Pleasant, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.
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