The Hickory Grove Christian Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Grace Christian Crusaders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hickory Grove Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Grace Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Hickory Grove Christian heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Friday. They fell 4-1 to Grace Christian.
For Grace Christian's part, Landon McDonald spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up nine Ks. McDonald has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Grace Christian's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Alex Pena Jimenez, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Connor Howard, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Hickory Grove Christian's loss dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Grace Christian, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. 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 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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