The Community Christian Academy Eagles will challenge the Valwood Valiants at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Friday just wasn't the day for Community Christian Academy's offense. They came up short against Georgia Christian on Friday, falling 10-0. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Eagles' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Valwood, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They never let Tiftarea Academy get on the board and left with a 7-0 win on Friday. The Valiants might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Asher Wells was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in hits (zero). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Wesley Blanchard looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
Wells wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dustin Gibbs, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another was Dax Womack, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Valwood pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Community Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
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