The Community Christian Academy Warriors will head out on the road to square off against The Master's Academy Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Community Christian Academy stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Westminster Catawba Christian with a sharp 10-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Community Christian Academy.
Grady Peeler made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over 4.2 innings pitched. Peeler has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Peeler was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Community Christian Academy got a big performance out of Easton Brooks, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Enoch Taylor was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, The Master's Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Fire by a score of 10-5.
Like Community Christian Academy, The Master's Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Matthew Herring. Throwing, Herring struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs but no hits. Meanwhile, Sawyer Waugh kept things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. At bat, Herring scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Waugh scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Mason Hunter was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hunter Brown, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Community Christian Academy's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. As for The Master's Academy, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Community Christian Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like The Master's Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Community Christian Academy suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to The Master's Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Community Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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