The Grace Christian Crusaders will square off against the Covenant Day Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grace Christian will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Covenant Day's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Grace Christian hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Grace Christian didn't even let Wilmington Christian Academy on the board on Thursday, marking Grace Christian's second-straight 19-0 shutout. Fans of the Crusaders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Matt Murchison and Connor Howard did most of the damage at the plate: Murchison went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Howard went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI Howard has posted since back in April of 2024. Jimmy Alfonsin was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Covenant Day was able to grind out a solid win over Legion Collegiate Academy on Tuesday, taking the game 8-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Covenant Day also got a great performance from Grant Gardner as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Ethan Andujar was excellent, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Brode Dixon, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Grace Christian pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Covenant Day, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
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