Gaston Christian's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Hickory Grove Christian on Saturday. The Gaston Christian Eagles won by a run and slipped past the High Point Christian Academy Cougars 2-1. This was payback for Gaston Christian, who suffered an 8-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Aaron Main made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Main has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Main was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, David Nicks was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On High Point Christian Academy's side, Heath Craver was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
Gaston Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for High Point Christian Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-9.
Gaston Christian will head out on the road to face off against Grace Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Gaston Christian: 2.3, Grace Christian: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. High Point Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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