The Asheville Christian Academy Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Grace Christian Crusaders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Asheville Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Concord Academy 8-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Lions have posted since March 18th.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four last Friday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Golden Falcons.
Landon McDonald tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March.
On the hitting side, Ethan Bunce was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with one home run and one double. Jimmy Alfonsin was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Grace Christian's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-7. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Asheville Christian Academy, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-11.
Asheville Christian Academy suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Grace Christian in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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