The St. George's Gryphons will head out on the road to challenge the Briarcrest Christian Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Briarcrest Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. George's, who comes in off a win.
St. George's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Harding Academy with a sharp 15-0 victory. With that win, St. George's brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Gavin Allen made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Allen was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sam Davidson, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI and a double. Quinn Showalter was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Briarcrest Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Evangelical Christian.
Briarcrest Christian also got a good showing from Spence Moore, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Tripp Ray was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
St. George's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-11. As for Briarcrest Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 19-10.
St. George's suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Briarcrest Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for St. George's, Riley Norman (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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