Cary Christian waltzed into their match on Thursday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They won by a run and slipped past the Grace Christian Crusaders 4-3. This was payback for Cary Christian, who suffered a 4-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Cary Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reed Harvey, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Grace Christian's side, Landon McDonald was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off only two hits. McDonald has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Grace Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cary Christian only tossed five.
Cary Christian pushed their record up to 16-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Grace Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 15-7.
Cary Christian will head out on the road to take on New Life Camp at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. New Life Camp is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Grace Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Legion Collegiate Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Grace Christian: 3.2, Legion Collegiate Academy: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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