The Valwood Valiants will challenge the Grace Christian Academy Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Valwood nor Grace Christian Academy posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Valwood is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Deerfield-Windsor just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 5-1 to the Knights.
Valwood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Greene, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Grace Christian Academy's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southwest Georgia Academy on Tuesday. It was the first time this season that the Cougars let down their fans at home.
Oathen Atkinson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Grace Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 11-5. As for Valwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Valwood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Grace Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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