The St. George's Gryphons will head out on the road to challenge the First Assembly Christian Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. First Assembly Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. George's, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, St. George's sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Tipton-Rosemark Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. George's.
The team relied heavily on Rollin Crose, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, First Assembly Christian came up short against Briarcrest Christian on Friday and fell 6-3. First Assembly Christian has struggled against Briarcrest Christian recently, as their match on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
First Assembly Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayden Hartunian, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
St. George's now has a winning record of 7-6. As for First Assembly Christian, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
St. George's came out on top in a nail-biter against First Assembly Christian when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. George's 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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