The Alliance Christian Gryphons will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Lancaster County Christian Lions at 3:45 p.m. Alliance Christian will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Alliance Christian will head into Thursday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Conestoga Christian on Thursday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the 12-run defeat they were dealt on Tuesday. Alliance Christian fell just short of Conestoga Christian by a score of 13-11. Even though they lost, Alliance Christian's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.1 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Cole Boyles put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Boyles was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing six bases while going 4-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, Brennan Corson led a balanced group of hitters, going 3-for-4 with four stolen bases and three RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Luke Fegan was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lancaster County Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Harrisburg Christian on Thursday.
Lancaster County Christian's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chase Zimmerman, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Alliance Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Lancaster County Christian, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Alliance Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 13.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lancaster County Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Alliance Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Lancaster County Christian in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 9-7. Will Alliance Christian repeat their success, or does Lancaster County Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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