Grace Christian put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights a 15-0 shutout. Fans of the Crusaders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Hayley Pugh
| 03/07/25 vs North Raleigh Christian Academy | 2 |
| 03/06/25 @ Harrells Christian Academy | 1 |
| 05/10/24 vs Concord Academy | 1 |
| 05/03/24 @ American Leadership Academy-Johnston | 1 |
| 03/14/24 vs American Leadership Academy-Johnston | 1 |
Hayley Pugh was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two).
In other batting news, Victoria Thomas was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 2-for-2. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. Aubrey Gunter was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Grace Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .680. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .545 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Grace Christian's record is now 3-0. As for North Raleigh Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Looking ahead, Grace Christian will head out to face off against Freedom Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for North Raleigh Christian Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Charlotte Latin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Charlotte Latin's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four contests.
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