Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Grace Christian Warriors with a sharp 10-4 victory. Winning may never get old, but Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy sure is getting used to it with their 12th in a row.
Alex Crowl made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Crowl was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy let Ryan Canipe and Rowan Ingraham loose on the outfield. Canipe scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Ingraham scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Greg Ghoorahoo was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a stolen base.
On Grace Christian's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Wright, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Wright has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy pushed their record up to 13-3 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Grace Christian, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-2.
Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy will take on Regents at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season. As for Grace Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Fredericksburg Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Grace Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Fredericksburg Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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