The Grace Christian Academy Lions will face off against the Creek Wood Red Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Grace Christian Academy turned things around against Whitney Young on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Dolphins with a sharp 10-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Creek Wood came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Coyote. While the Red Hawks didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Brody Butts looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero).
On the hitting side, Boone Harris and Ej Larkin did most of the damage at the plate: Harris scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Larkin scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Harris is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Hunter Bennett, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Creek Wood's win bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Grace Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-11.
Everything went Grace Christian Academy's way against Creek Wood in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, as Grace Christian Academy made off with a 12-0 win. Will Grace Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Creek Wood has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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