Baseball Preview: Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy Ospreys vs. Grace Christian Warriors
The Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy Ospreys will head out on the road to challenge the Grace Christian Warriors at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy comes in on 11 and Grace Christian on three.
Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Roanoke Valley Christian a 12-0 shutout.
Ryan Canipe and Braydon Bell did most of the damage at the plate: Canipe scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Bell scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Rowan Ingraham was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They beat Bath County by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-0.
Davis Reid was incredible, going 3-for-3 with six RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Lum, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3. As for Grace Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Grace Christian when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 7-6. Will Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Grace Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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