Pinnacle Classical Academy and Community Christian Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Pinnacle Classical Academy Eagles will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Community Christian Academy Warriors at 4:00 p.m. Pinnacle Classical Academy will be strutting in after a win while Community Christian Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Pinnacle Classical Academy can't be too worried about heading out to take on Community Christian Academy: they just beat Piedmont Community Charter at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Pinnacle Classical Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Piedmont Community Charter 5-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Community Christian Academy had to settle for a 5-3 defeat against The Master's Academy on Friday.
Grady Peeler put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Peeler has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Peeler was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four stolen bases.
Peeler wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mason Maltba, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Pinnacle Classical Academy has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Community Christian Academy, they dropped their record down to 8-4 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Pinnacle Classical Academy skirted past Community Christian Academy 2-0 in their previous meeting on April 12th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Peeler, who struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pinnacle Classical Academy still be able to contain Peeler? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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