The James Monroe Mavericks are taking a road trip to square off against the Summit Christian Academy Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
As a matter of fact, James Monroe put up the most points they have all season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Bluefield as they made off with a 22-4 win. With that victory, the Mavericks brought their scoring average up to 7.4 runs per game.
Peyton Gardinier made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. He has become a key player for James Monroe: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 2-3 otherwise. Gardinier was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
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In other batting news, Carson Koen and Jordan Baker did most of the damage at the plate: Koen went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Baker went 1-for-2 with four RBI and two runs. Those four RBI gave Baker a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Baylee Ridgeway, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
James Monroe always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Summit Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Jefferson Christian Academy a 10-0 shutout last Tuesday.
James Monroe has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Summit Christian Academy, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
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