The Grace Christian Crusaders will face off against the High Point Christian Academy Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Grace Christian's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Asheville Christian Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.
Grace Christian got a great performance from Landon McDonald as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. What's more, McDonald gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since March 4th.
Riley Cuddy
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At the plate, Riley Cuddy was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jimmy Alfonsin, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI.
Meanwhile, High Point Christian Academy entered their tilt with Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill on Friday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. They put the hurt on the Lion with a sharp 9-2 victory.
ELI WITHERS looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
High Point Christian Academy pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Grace Christian, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
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