After having lost a blowout in their previous game, Vanguard College Prep was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Round Rock Christian Academy Crusaders 5-4. This was a revenge game for the Vikings: when they faced off against the Crusaders last Tuesday, they had to take a 13-6 loss.

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Drew Howard made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He is becoming a predictor of Vanguard College Prep's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Howard was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
The victory got Vanguard College Prep back to even at 3-3. As for Round Rock Christian Academy, they dropped their record down to 5-9 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Vanguard College Prep has already played their next contest, an 18-4 win against Concordia on the 1st. As for Round Rock Christian Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Hill Country Christian School of Austin on the 31st.
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