Baseball Recap: Vandalia Christian Starts off Right with Win over Union Grove Christian

Vandalia Christian took care of business in their home opener (barely) on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past the Union Grove Christian Patriots 17-16. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

Izzy Settle

Hits (Career)

03/06/25 vs Union Grove Christian	2
04/30/24 vs Cramerton Christian Academy	1
04/22/24 @ Union Grove Christian	1
04/12/24 @ Gospel Light Christian	1
03/19/24 @ Triad Baptist Christian Academy	1

The team relied heavily on Izzy Settle, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). Another player making a difference was Nate Collins, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Vandalia Christian has already played their next game, a 5-3 win against Salem Baptist Christian on the 7th. As for Union Grove Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 10-3 victory against Triad Baptist Christian Academy on the 7th.