Metrolina Christian Academy is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Hickory Grove Christian is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Metrolina Christian Academy Warriors will take on the Hickory Grove Christian Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Metrolina Christian Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Metrolina Christian Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Concord Academy as Metrolina Christian Academy made off with a 17-2 win.
Case Gibbs looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Will Brooks was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Perry Hargett, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Hickory Grove Christian ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Gaston Christian 4-3.
Hickory Grove Christian saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Boyd, who went 2-for-4 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Zach White, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
Metrolina Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 24-1. As for Hickory Grove Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Metrolina Christian Academy hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Hickory Grove Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Metrolina Christian Academy took their victory against Hickory Grove Christian in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 7-0. Does Metrolina Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hickory Grove Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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