A feisty cat fight will be fought as Grace Academy Lions take on Union Academy Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grace Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Union Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Grace Academy made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Lake Norman Christian, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Grace Academy blew past Lake Norman Christian 14-4 on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Grace Academy considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Seth Stanton was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
Grace Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Union Academy suffered their biggest loss since April 19, 2024 on Thursday. They came up short against Metrolina Christian Academy, falling 17-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Cardinals in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost five in a row.
Union Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Pawl, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Union Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Grace Academy, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
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