The Grace Christian Crusaders will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Gaston Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Grace Christian will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Grace Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let John Paul II Catholic onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. Considering Grace Christian has won nine games by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Landon McDonald tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ethan Bunce was a standout: he scored three runs while going 4-for-4. Isaiah Arevalo was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Gaston Christian narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past High Point Christian Academy 2-1.
Aaron Main was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Main was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, David Nicks was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Grace Christian has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Gaston Christian, their win bumped their record up to 16-4.
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