Grove City Christian barely beat Bishop Rosecrans the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Eagles' pitcher stepped up to hand the Bishops a 10-0 shutout on Monday. With that victory, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Peyton Fillinger
| 04/07/25 vs Bishop Rosecrans | 11 |
| 04/25/24 @ Bishop Rosecrans | 9 |
| 04/12/24 vs Miller | 6 |
| 04/30/24 @ Briggs | 5 |
| 04/02/25 vs Westfall | 4 |
Peyton Fillinger made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jeff Collins was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Tyler Benedum also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Grove City Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Grove City Christian's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Bishop Rosecrans, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Grove City Christian is set to square off against their familiar foe Fairfield Christian Academy at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Bishop Rosecrans will face off against rival Millersport at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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