The Hickory Grove Christian Lions will head out on the road to take on the Grace Christian Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The last four games Hickory Grove Christian has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Hickory Grove Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Asheville Christian Academy. That's two games straight that Hickory Grove Christian has won by just one run.
Ben Green was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian entered their tilt with Gaston Christian with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Eagles out 6-4.
The team relied heavily on Boaz Harper, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Murchison, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Hickory Grove Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Grace Christian, they pushed their record up to 18-7 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Hickory Grove Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Grace Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Hickory Grove Christian came up short against Grace Christian when the teams last played back in March, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Grace Christian's Camron Seagraves, who struck out 13 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Hickory Grove Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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