Grace Christian is 0-4 against Keswick Christian since March of 2023 but things could change on Tuesday. The Grace Christian Patriots will host the Keswick Christian Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
If Grace Christian beats Keswick Christian with 15 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Grace Christian's pitchers stepped up to hand Hernando Christian Academy a 15-0 shutout on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Braden Johns made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Benjamin Fanelli
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In other batting news, Benjamin Fanelli and Kyler Rickenbach did most of the damage at the plate: Fanelli scored two runs and stole two bases, while Rickenbach scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance gave Fanelli a new career-high in stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Cash Newton, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in both of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Keswick Christian). They blew past Oasis Christian 22-5 on Friday. With that win, the Crusaders brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Keswick Christian got a massive performance out of Braxten Sayler, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Ryan DeOrsey was another key player, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Keswick Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .585. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Keswick Christian's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Grace Christian, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Grace Christian might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Keswick Christian when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will Grace Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
