Baseball Recap: Evangel Christian Lightning vs. Coosa Valley Academy Rebels
Evangel Christian stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Coosa Valley Academy Rebels a 12-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Evangel Christian who now have three in a row.
ZAC GROSSMANN made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). GROSSMANN has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. GROSSMANN was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on TREY HOPE, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. CALEB HOGAN was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Evangel Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Coosa Valley Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-17.
Evangel Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Coosa Valley Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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