Hickory Grove Christian pushed their score to 11 the last time they played they, but on Thursday they couldn't quite do it again. They skirted past the Pinewood Prep Panthers 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hickory Grove Christian.
Davis Cabbage made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Cabbage has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Cabbage was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases.
In other pitching news, Brady Johnson looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Cabbage wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Conner Barozzino, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Pinewood Prep's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Good, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Hickory Grove Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Pinewood Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-6.
Hickory Grove Christian will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Charlotte Christian at 7:00 p.m. As for Pinewood Prep, they will be playing at home against Northwood Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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