Baseball Preview: Grace Christian Crusaders vs. Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs
The Grace Christian Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grace Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Grace Christian stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let Forsyth Country Day onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory. Grace Christian's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Camron Seagraves was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Seagraves has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Seagraves was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ethan Bunce, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Connor Howard, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Wake Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Riverside-Durham.
Wake Christian Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Morris, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Grace Christian's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Wake Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Grace Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Wake Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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