The Roanoke Valley Christian EAGLES will head out on the road to challenge the Grace Christian Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Roanoke Valley Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Last Friday, Roanoke Valley Christian made easy work of Temple Christian and carried off a 15-5 win.
Luke Somers made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Somers was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Austin Atkins and Christian Crosby did most of the damage at the plate: Atkins scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Crosby scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Atkins is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Nate Bowers, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They never let Christian Heritage Academy onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Grace Christian sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
The team relied heavily on Landon Wright, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Elijah McCaskill was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with three RBI.
Roanoke Valley Christian's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8. As for Grace Christian, their record is now 12-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Roanoke Valley Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Grace Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Roanoke Valley Christian might still be hurting after the 10-1 loss they got from Grace Christian in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Grace Christian's Davis Reid, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Now that Roanoke Valley Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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