Baseball Preview: Grove City Christian Eagles vs. Millersport Lakers
Grove City Christian and Millersport are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Grove City Christian Eagles will be playing at home against the Millersport Lakers at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Grove City Christian will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Saturday, Grove City Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Danville, taking the game 8-5.
Jadunn Harris was a standout: he scored two runs while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Andrew Gallant, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Millersport can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They came out on top against Liberty Christian Academy by a score of 4-1.
Brendan Jakeway spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up 17 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Millersport saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Mason, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Johnston, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Grove City Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Millersport, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Millersport's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Grove City Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .331. It's a different story for Millersport, though, as they've only averaged .244. Will they be able to contain Grove City Christian's hitters?
Grove City Christian took their victory against Millersport when the teams last played on Tuesday by a conclusive 16-2. Will Grove City Christian repeat their success, or does Millersport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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