The Carmel School Wildcats will head out to challenge the Grace Christian School Kings at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Carmel School has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while Grace Christian School will come in with three straight victories.
The Carmel School is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came up short against The New Community School on Thursday, falling 14-7.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian School made easy work of Richmond Christian on Thursday and carried off a 15-4 win. Considering the Kings have won four matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Grant Boucher made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Boucher was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andrew Whittington, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. Trice Redmon was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Grace Christian School always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Richmond Christian only posted an OBP of .360.
Grace Christian School's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.1 runs over those games. As for The Carmel School, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
The Carmel School suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Grace Christian School in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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