The Citizens Christian Academy Patriots will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Westwood Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Citizens Christian Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Westwood will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, Citizens Christian Academy had just enough and edged Grace Christian Academy out 4-2. That's two games straight that Citizens Christian Academy has won by exactly two runs.
Jonathan Rutland spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on one hit and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Blake Bryant was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base. Gray McLean was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Westwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Georgia Christian by a score of 6-4.
Westwood saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Roberts, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Swilley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Citizens Christian Academy pushed their record up to 19-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Westwood, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Everything went Citizens Christian Academy's way against Westwood in their previous meeting back in March as Citizens Christian Academy made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Citizens Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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