Grace Christian stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Ridgeview Christian Crusaders a 10-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Grace Christian.
Ethan Wright made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Wright has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wright was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Zeke Cozzolino was excellent, going 2-for-2 with three RBI. Sam Lum was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases.
Grace Christian's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs per game. As for Ridgeview Christian, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Grace Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Bath County at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bath County's hitters has struggled lately (they haven't scored a run in three consecutive games), something the team is no doubt ready to change. As for Ridgeview Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Regents at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Ridgeview Christian is facing Regents at the right time seeing as Regents is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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