Baseball Recap: Grace Christian Academy Picks Up Ninth Consecutive Victory

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Previous Games

04/17/25 @ Fullington Academy	9-4
04/15/25 vs Fullington Academy	10-0
04/10/25 @ Fullington Academy	11-0
04/08/25 vs Crisp Academy	11-1
03/27/25 @ Crisp Academy	12-0
+ 4 more games

Grace Christian Academy had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.1 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Fullington Academy Trojans. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent win being a 10-0 victory on Tuesday.

Noah Smith was incredible, going 4-for-5 with two runs and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Oathen Atkinson was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

Grace Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in four consecutive games.

Grace Christian Academy's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Fullington Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-15 record this season.

Grace Christian Academy will square off against Bainbridge at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Fullington Academy, they will challenge Terrell Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.