The Hickory Grove Christian Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the High Point Christian Academy Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. High Point Christian Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Hickory Grove Christian, who comes in off a win.
Wayne Country Day typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Hickory Grove Christian proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a run and slipped past the Chargers 3-2. The win was just what Hickory Grove Christian needed coming off of a 9-0 defeat in their prior game.
Hickory Grove Christian's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Zach White, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, High Point Christian Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 5-1 to Wake Christian Academy.
Hickory Grove Christian pushed their record up to 8-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs per game. As for High Point Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Hickory Grove Christian beat High Point Christian Academy 5-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was High Point Christian Academy's Trace Aufdehar, who struck out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Hickory Grove Christian to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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