The Grace Christian Warriors will head out to square off against the Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy Ospreys at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Grace Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Thursday, Grace Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Regents and fell 5-4. The loss was the Warriors' first of the season.
Ethan Wright put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Wright was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Wright wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Landon Wright, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Lucas Moody also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 25 runs the game before, Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They came up short against Franklin County, falling 11-1. The contest marked the Ospreys' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Grace Christian fell to 4-1. As for Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy, their loss ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-4.
Grace Christian suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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