The Grace Christian Academy Lions will head out to take on the Miami Springs Golden Hawks at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Grace Christian Academy turned things around against Wellington on Thursday. They walked away with a 9-4 win over the Wolverines.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Miami Springs). Their pitchers stepped up to hand American a 13-0 shutout on Thursday. With that victory, the Golden Hawks brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Josiah Acosta looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Roydan Perez, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Austin Argote also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Miami Springs always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Miami Springs and bumps their season record up to 11-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Grace Christian Academy, the victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-6.
Grace Christian Academy suffered a grim 19-8 defeat to Miami Springs in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Grace Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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