Grace Christian has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Wayne Country Day Chargers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Grace Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Grace Christian stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against Wake County HomeSchool as Grace Christian made off with a 12-0 win.
Landon McDonald spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Matt Murchison, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Boaz Harper, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Wayne Country Day had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Eagles.
Sterling Bass made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Bass was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Davis Albert was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Cameron Dearing was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Grace Christian's record is now 13-5. As for Wayne Country Day, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3.
Friday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Grace Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .319. However, it's not like Wayne Country Day struggles in that department as they've averaged .355. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Grace Christian couldn't quite finish off Wayne Country Day in their previous matchup on Friday and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wayne Country Day's Gabe Adams, who struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that Grace Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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