The Dominion Christian Knights will be playing at home against The King's Academy Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Dominion Christian waltzed into their game on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Cougars onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. With that win, Dominion Christian brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Cole Rowland looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Nick Gilbrook relieved him and did a solid job, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Gabe Buckner was a standout: he went 3-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Broughton Kelly, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, The King's Academy put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lanier Christian Academy as The King's Academy made off with a 16-1 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what The King's Academy needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Aden Mosley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Mosley was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cory Culpepper, who scored four runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-5. Carter Payne was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Dominion Christian's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for The King's Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 14-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Dominion Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like The King's Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Dominion Christian couldn't quite finish off The King's Academy in their previous meeting on March 4th and fell 8-6. Will Dominion Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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