The Faith Christian Eagles will face off against the Greenville Christian Academy Knights on Friday. Faith Christian will come into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Faith Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Wilson Christian Academy a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won 12 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Greenville Christian Academy beat Triad Baptist Christian Academy 3-0 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Mason Brown tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Greenville Christian Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Suggs, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Suggs is becoming a predictor of the Knights' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-4 when he doesn't).
Faith Christian's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-0. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Greenville Christian Academy, their record now sits at 10-4.
Faith Christian couldn't quite finish off Greenville Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2019 and fell 8-6. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
