The Grace Christian Crusaders will take on the Wake County HomeSchool Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Grace Christian 3.1, Wake County HomeSchool 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Grace Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Varsity Opponent on Monday. They lost 9-2 to Varsity Opponent. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Crusaders have suffered since April 16, 2024.
Grace Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Roupe, who went 2-for-3 with one home run. Another was Alex Pena Jimenez, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Wake County HomeSchool came up short against Forsyth Home Educators on Friday and fell 4-1.
Jace Jones made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Grace Christian's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6. As for Wake County HomeSchool, their loss dropped their record down to 18-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Grace Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Wake County HomeSchool struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Grace Christian's way against Wake County HomeSchool in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Grace Christian made off with a 12-0 victory. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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