Lions
| 04/02/26 @ Hyde Park | 11 |
| 03/12/26 @ Brentwood Christian | 10 |
| 02/02/26 vs Coram Deo Academy | 10 |
| 02/12/26 vs All S | 9 |
| 03/12/26 @ Brentwood Christian | 8 |
It was a proper cat-fight when Grace Prep challenged Hyde Park on Thursday. The Lions put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 12-1 win. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
Heath Speck made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Grace Prep let Banks Harris and Blair Walker run wild. Harris went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI, while Walker went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most runs Walker has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Bear Graves, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Grace Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Grace Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Hyde Park, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Grace Prep beat the Panthers by a score of 10-5 later that day.
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