Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Gilmour Academy Lancers. That's more bragging rights for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy got a great performance from Nik Wirsching as he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Wirsching has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jules Hernandez was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-4. As for Gilmour Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-10.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Gilmour Academy: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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