Baseball Preview: Grove City Christian Eagles vs. Harvest Prep Warriors
Grove City Christian is 10-0 against Harvest Prep since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Grove City Christian Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Harvest Prep Warriors at 5:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Grove City Christian has eight straight victories, Harvest Prep has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Grove City Christian is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Miller (and have done all season long). Grove City Christian put the hurt on Miller with a sharp 13-1 win on Wednesday.
Brayden Ison made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Ison has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ison was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Peyton Fillinger and Jadunn Harris did most of the damage at the plate: Fillinger scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Harris scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Harris has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Corbin Dick was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Harvest Prep lost 21-2 to Bishop Rosecrans on Wednesday.
Harvest Prep saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Cooper, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Grove City Christian's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. As for Harvest Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Harvest Prep'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 .357. It's a different story for Harvest Prep, though, as they've only averaged .248. Will they be able to contain Grove City Christian's hitters?
Everything went Grove City Christian's way against Harvest Prep in their previous meeting back in April as Grove City Christian made off with a 22-0 win. Does Grove City Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harvest Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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