With a playoff game on the line, Prince Avenue Christian rose to the challenge on Monday. They put the hurt on the Whitefield Academy WolfPack with a sharp 9-1 victory. The win was nothing new for Prince Avenue Christian as they're now sitting on 15 straight.
Mason Banks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Prince Avenue Christian got a massive performance out of Judson Hartwell, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Andrew Gillespie was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a triple and two RBI.
Prince Avenue Christian pushed their record up to 26-1 with that victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Whitefield Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-9-1.
Prince Avenue Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Whitefield Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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