Grace Christian Academy is 0-10 against Gardner-South Wilmington since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Grace Christian Academy Crusaders will head out on the road to square off against the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers at 4:30 p.m.
Grace Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 18th straight loss. They fell victim to a rough 14-2 defeat at the hands of Momence.
Gardner-South Wilmington never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Illinois Lutheran on Thursday. They blew past the Chargers 14-4. With that win, Gardner-South Wilmington brought their scoring average up to 7.3 runs per game.
Cole Hampson made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Hampson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cale Halpin, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Brock Enerson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Grace Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season.
Grace Christian Academy suffered a grim 16-5 defeat to Gardner-South Wilmington in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Grace Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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