St. David and GRACE Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The St. David's Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the GRACE Christian Eagles at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. St. David's will be strutting in after a win while GRACE Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
St. David's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Trinity Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. David's.
Davis Crowder and Smith Goracke made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Crowder kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over 4.1 innings pitched. Meanwhile, Goracke tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Crowder has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Crowder scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Goracke scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Gavin Hitmar was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Vinson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, GRACE Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 13-2 defeat at the hands of Cary Christian.
GRACE Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Bradley, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
St. David's victory bumped their record up to 2-8. As for GRACE Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. David's has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like GRACE Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. David's couldn't quite finish off GRACE Christian when the teams last played on April 5th and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bradley, who struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Now that St. David's knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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