GRACE Christian and St. David are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The GRACE Christian Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the St. David's Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. GRACE Christian is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, GRACE Christian suffered a tough 13-2 defeat at the hands of Cary Christian.
GRACE Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Bradley, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Bradley has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, St. David's never let their opponents score on Thursday. Everything went their way against Trinity Academy as St. David's made off with a 10-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. David's.
Davis Crowder and Smith Goracke made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Crowder kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over 4.1 innings pitched. Meanwhile, Goracke pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Crowder scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Goracke scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Gavin Hitmar was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Grey McMahon, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
GRACE Christian's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for St. David's, their win bumped their record up to 2-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. GRACE Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. David's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
GRACE Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against St. David's in their previous meeting on April 5th, sneaking past 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Crowder, who struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will GRACE Christian still be able to contain Crowder? There's only one way to find out.
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