The Hickory Grove Christian Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Metrolina Christian Academy Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Hickory Grove Christian: 2.6, Metrolina Christian Academy: 0.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Hickory Grove Christian needed a bit of extra time to put away Gaston Christian. They had just enough and edged the Eagles out 4-3.
Hickory Grove Christian saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Boyd, who went 2-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach White, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Metrolina Christian Academy stacked an 18th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Concord Academy as Metrolina Christian Academy made off with a 17-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Metrolina Christian Academy who now have three in a row.
Case Gibbs looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Will Brooks was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Liam Reardon, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Hickory Grove Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Metrolina Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 24-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Hickory Grove Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Metrolina Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Hickory Grove Christian might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Metrolina Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Metrolina Christian Academy's Chase Kiker, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Hickory Grove Christian 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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