Christian Academy of Knoxville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Grace Christian Academy Rams a 3-0 shutout. This was payback for Christian Academy of Knoxville, who suffered an 11-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Not much got past Emily Bogoski, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Grace Christian Academy off the board.
At the plate, Grier Duggar was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. Gracie Kringen was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
On Grace Christian Academy's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Malone, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Christian Academy of Knoxville pushed their record up to 10-7 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Grace Christian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Christian Academy of Knoxville will stay at home for another game and welcome Tri-Cities Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Christian Academy of Knoxville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Grace Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against King's Academy at 6:00 p.m. Grace Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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