Baseball Recap: Grace Christian Makes It Seven in a Row at Home

Grace Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Parry McCluer Fighting Blues a 4-0 shutout. For the Warriors, this counts as revenge for the 5-3 win the Fighting Blues walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.

Not much got past Davis Reid, who gave up just a hit and racked up 18 Ks to keep Parry McCluer off the board. Reid has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ethan Wright, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024.

Warriors

Previous Games (Home)

04/17/25 vs Parry McCluer	4-0
04/01/25 vs Christian Heritage Academy	4-0
03/18/25 vs Highland	7-3
05/10/24 vs Christian Heritage Academy	17-2
05/06/24 vs Roanoke Valley Christian	13-2
+ 2 more games

Grace Christian's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Parry McCluer, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Grace Christian will challenge Temple Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Parry McCluer, they will take on Highland at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Fighting Blues' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rams have averaged an impressive 9.6 runs per game this season.