On Tuesday, the Guardian Christian Academy Royal Knights suffered a tough 18-4 defeat at the hands of the Richmond Christian Warriors. Guardian Christian Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Guardian Christian Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Charity, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Richmond Christian's side, Kelsey smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Smith was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Richmond Christian let Zach Guillory and Bryson Perkins loose on the outfield. Guillory scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Perkins scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Deklen Matthews, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Guardian Christian Academy's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2. As for Richmond Christian, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Guardian Christian Academy will be playing at home against Non Varsity Opponent at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Guardian Christian Academy is facing Non Varsity Opponent at the right time seeing as Non Varsity Opponent is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Richmond Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Grace Christian School at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Richmond Christian has given up an average of 8.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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