Baseball Preview: Forsyth Country Day Furies vs. Grace Christian Crusaders
The Forsyth Country Day Furies will be playing at home against the Grace Christian Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Forsyth Country Day will be strutting in after a win while Grace Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
Forsyth Country Day scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against GRACE Christian as Forsyth Country Day made off with a 13-3 victory. The win was nothing new for Forsyth Country Day as they're now sitting on three straight.
Jacob Yarbrough was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Yarbrough was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Mangus, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. Fletcher Jones was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian came up short against Combine Academy National last Tuesday and fell 6-3. It was the first time this season that Grace Christian let down their fans at home.
Grace Christian also got a good showing from Landon McDonald, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Matt Murchison was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Forsyth Country Day's victory bumped their record up to 3-8. As for Grace Christian, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Forsyth Country Day has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Grace Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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