Greenbrier Christian Academy has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Cox Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Greenbrier Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Norfolk Academy, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Greenbrier Christian Academy was ranked eighth). Greenbrier Christian Academy skirted past Norfolk Academy 2-1.
Jack Bonney spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Greenbrier Christian Academy's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mikey Urbaniak, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Shipman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cox put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 9-2 margin over Ocean Lakes. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cox.
Greenbrier Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 17-5. As for Cox, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Greenbrier Christian Academy suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Cox when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Greenbrier Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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