The Union Grove Christian Patriots are taking a road trip to square off against the True Gospel Christian Grizzly at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Union Grove Christian has three straight victories, True Gospel Christian has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Union Grove Christian narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Calvary Christian 2-1. That's two games straight that the Patriots have won by just one run.
Morgan Donovant made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one run.
Donovant wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bethany Yarbrough, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, True Gospel Christian scored the most runs they've had this season last Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 30-14 to Calvary Christian. Even if the Grizzly couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Union Grove Christian's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for True Gospel Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Union Grove Christian took their win against True Gospel Christian in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 15-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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