Baseball Recap: St. George's Gryphons vs. Trinity Christian Academy Lions
St. George had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Trinity Christian Academy Lions by a score of 5-1. For St. George's, this counts as revenge for the 14-0 loss Trinity Christian Academy walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2021.
Quinn Showalter made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 6.2 innings pitched. Showalter has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Showalter was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Gavin Allen was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Rollin Crose was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
St. George's victory bumped their record up to 16-11. As for Trinity Christian Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-9.
St. George's will look to defend their home field on Thursday against First Assembly Christian at 6:30 p.m. As for Trinity Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Jackson Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Trinity Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Jackson Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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