Baseball Preview: Greater Beckley Christian Crusaders vs. Grace Christian
Greater Beckley Christian is 3-0 against Grace Christian since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Greater Beckley Christian Crusaders will challenge Grace Christian at 6:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Greater Beckley Christian had to settle for a 7-5 defeat against Mount View. That's two games in a row now that Greater Beckley Christian has lost by exactly two runs.
Greater Beckley Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Bolen, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Bolen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kolton Harper, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 15-5 to Greater Beckley Christian back in April.
Greater Beckley Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-12-1. As for Grace Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Greater Beckley Christian took their victory against Grace Christian in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 15-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greater Beckley Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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