Baseball Preview: Coastal Christian Centurions vs. GRACE Christian Eagles
The Coastal Christian Centurions will be playing at home against the GRACE Christian Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Coastal Christian is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Two weeks ago, Coastal Christian suffered a rough 11-4 defeat at the hands of Arendell Parrott Academy.
Coastal Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Davis, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
GRACE Christian was handed a ten-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against St. David's on Friday. GRACE Christian narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past St. David's 3-1. The victory was just what GRACE Christian needed coming off of a 13-3 defeat in their prior contest.
Landon Shiley was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Coastal Christian's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for GRACE Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Coastal Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like GRACE Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Coastal Christian's way against GRACE Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Coastal Christian made off with a 14-3 victory. Will Coastal Christian 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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