After flying high against Richmond Christian last Tuesday, Grace Christian School came back down to earth. The Grace Christian School Kings fell just short of the Amelia Academy Patriots by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Grace Christian School of the 4-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Grace Christian School saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Whittington, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Amelia Academy's side, Kyle Anderson made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Anderson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Troy Hill was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last eight games he's played. Another player making a difference was Aiden Long, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Grace Christian School's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Amelia Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Grace Christian School will look to defend their home field on Friday against Life Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. Life Christian Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.62 runs per game on average), something Grace Christian School will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Amelia Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Fuqua at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Amelia Academy is facing Fuqua at the right time seeing as Fuqua is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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