Guardian Christian Academy put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Non Varsity Opponent as the Guardian Christian Academy Royal Knights made off with an 11-3 victory. 11 seems to be a good number for Guardian Christian Academy as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sam Mitchell was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Mitchell was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Mitchell wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Blake Pearson, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Pearson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Hayes, who scored two runs and stole a base.
The victory (which was Guardian Christian Academy's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. As for Non Varsity Opponent, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 58-87-5.
Guardian Christian Academy will head out on the road to face off against Grace Christian School at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Guardian Christian Academy is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Non Varsity Opponent, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Parkview Christian Academy at 10:00 a.m.
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