The Christian Academy of Knoxville Warriors will face off against the Grace Christian Academy Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Christian Academy of Knoxville 3.4, Grace Christian Academy 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Christian Academy of Knoxville barely beat William Blount the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Warriors were the clear victors by an 11-2 margin over the Governors on Wednesday. Considering the Warriors have won ten matchups by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ella Borbeck and Emily Bogoski made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Borbeck tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Bogoski tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Borbeck has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances. At the plate, Borbeck went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double, while Bogoski went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Borbeck has posted over her last seven games.
Gracie Kringen
| 04/23/25 vs William Blount | 4 |
| 05/01/24 vs Notre Dame | 3 |
| 03/19/24 @ First Baptist Academy | 3 |
| 03/10/25 @ Concord Christian | 2 |
| 04/04/24 vs King's Academy | 2 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gracie Kringen, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and one run. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Halle Bedwell, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Christian Academy of Knoxville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as William Blount only posted a batting average of .174.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian Academy suffered their closest loss since May 21, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Halls by a score of 5-3. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Red Devils recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Brooke Million was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Ava Malone made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run. Hannah Hodges was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Christian Academy of Knoxville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Grace Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Christian Academy of Knoxville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Grace Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Christian Academy of Knoxville's way against Grace Christian Academy in their previous matchup on April 4th, as Christian Academy of Knoxville made off with a 12-5 victory. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Rams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
