Baseball Preview: Christian Heritage Academy Knights vs. Grace Christian Warriors
The Christian Heritage Academy Knights will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Grace Christian Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Christian Heritage Academy will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Christian Heritage Academy is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Faith Christian Academy on Thursday as Christian Heritage Academy made off with a 19-9 victory. With that win, Christian Heritage Academy brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Hunter Manning made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Manning has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Manning was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Christian Heritage Academy got a massive performance out of Ty Turner, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Peyton Wilson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They blew past Regents 9-3. Nine seems to be a good number for Grace Christian as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Like Christian Heritage Academy, Grace Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Ethan Wright. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wright was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with four RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Joe Riddle was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Landon Wright was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
The win got Christian Heritage Academy back to even at 5-5-1. As for Grace Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-4.
Christian Heritage Academy might still be hurting after the 14-0 loss they got from Grace Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Christian Heritage Academy, Trey Moffett (who went 4-for-4 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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