Grace Academy will head out on the road to face off against the Valor South Austin Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grace Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Grace Academy lost a close one when they played back in March but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Monday was a bit more commanding. They suffered a rough 14-2 defeat at the hands of Texans Baseball Homeschool. Grace Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Asher McLendon was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Valor South Austin had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs), and they went ahead and made it four back in March. They never let the Cardinals onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Give Valor South Austin's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Jacob Mathis was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Beck Forrester, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Grace Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Valor South Austin, they pushed their record up to 7-4 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Grace Academy might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Valor South Austin when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Grace Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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