Baseball Preview: Briarcrest Christian Saints vs. St. George's Gryphons
The Briarcrest Christian Saints will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. George's Gryphons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Briarcrest Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Briarcrest Christian is is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Evangelical Christian.
Briarcrest Christian got a good showing from Spence Moore, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Tripp Ray made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, St. George's never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They blew past Harding Academy 15-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. George's.
Gavin Allen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Allen was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sam Davidson, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Quinn Showalter, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Briarcrest Christian's loss dropped their record down to 19-10. As for St. George's, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-11.
Everything went Briarcrest Christian's way against St. George's in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Briarcrest Christian made off with an 11-1 victory. Does Briarcrest Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. George's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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