Grace Christian Academy is 0-3 against Citizens Christian Academy since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Grace Christian Academy Cougars will be playing at home against the Citizens Christian Academy Patriots at 4:00 p.m. Grace Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Grace Christian Academy is is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They suffered a rough 13-6 loss at the hands of Westover.
Keith Eidson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Noah Smith, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Citizens Christian Academy entered their tilt with Southwest Georgia Academy with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over the Warriors on Friday.
Thomas Gentry made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Gentry was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Gray McLean was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Grace Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Citizens Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Grace Christian Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Citizens Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Grace Christian Academy suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Citizens Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Citizens Christian Academy's Sam Ables, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that Grace Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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