Delaware Christian and Granville Christian Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Delaware Christian Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against Granville Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Delaware Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Everything went their way against Genoa Christian Academy as Delaware Christian made off with an 11-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Delaware Christian considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Caden Beck was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Beck was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Micah Carroll, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Carroll is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Granville Christian Academy got the win against Delaware Christian by a conclusive 8-2.
Like Delaware Christian, Granville Christian Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Bentley Johnson. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Johnson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob Fabbro, who scored a run and stole two bases. Another player making a difference was Noah Tice, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Delaware Christian's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Granville Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Delaware Christian suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Granville Christian Academy in their previous matchup on Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Granville Christian Academy's Andrew Benvie, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that Delaware Christian 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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