Grace Christian entered their tilt with St. David with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the St. David's Warriors with a sharp 15-2 win on Tuesday. With that victory, Grace Christian brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Wesley Clewis looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Grace Christian let Matt Murchison and Boaz Harper loose on the outfield. Murchison scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Harper went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Pena Jimenez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On St. David's side, Gavin Hitmar made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Grace Christian's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs per game. As for St. David's, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Grace Christian will head out on the road to challenge C.B. Aycock at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grace Christian will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for St. David's, they will head out on the road to square off against Cary Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cary Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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