After flying high against Broadwater Academy last Wednesday, Atlantic Shores Christian came back down to earth. The Atlantic Shores Christian Seahawks fell 9-6 to the Greenbrier Christian Academy Gators on Friday. Atlantic Shores Christian has not had much luck with Greenbrier Christian Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Addison Way was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Atlantic Shores Christian hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greenbrier Christian Academy struck out seven times.
On Greenbrier Christian Academy's side, Tucker Rupe tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, Mikey Urbaniak and Payton Shipman did most of the damage at the plate: Urbaniak scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Shipman scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Urbaniak has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Ashe, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Atlantic Shores Christian's loss dropped their record down to 16-10-1. As for Greenbrier Christian Academy, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-5.
Atlantic Shores Christian will be playing at home against Steward at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Atlantic Shores Christian will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. Greenbrier Christian Academy will take on Isle of Wight Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Isle of Wight Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
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