The Covenant Day Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Grace Christian Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Covenant Day earned an 8-3 victory over Legion Collegiate Academy. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Grant Gardner
| 03/04/25 vs Legion Collegiate Academy | 12 |
| 02/27/25 @ Ben Lippen | 9 |
| 05/10/24 vs Charlotte Latin | 10 |
| 05/03/24 @ Cannon | 6 |
| 04/23/24 vs Charlotte Christian | 10 |
| 04/16/24 @ Charlotte Country Day School | 14 |
Covenant Day got a great performance from Grant Gardner as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Gardner has posted since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Ethan Andujar was excellent, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brode Dixon, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They didn't even let Wilmington Christian Academy on the board, marking Grace Christian's second-straight 19-0 shutout. Give the Crusaders' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Matt Murchison and Connor Howard did most of the damage at the plate: Murchison went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Howard went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Murchison is crushing it when it comes to RBI: he's brought in at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Jimmy Alfonsin was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-2.
Grace Christian pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Covenant Day, their record now sits at 2-0.
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