Grace Christian had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the John Paul II Catholic Saints a 9-0 shutout on Saturday. The result was nothing new for Grace Christian, who have now won nine matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Landon McDonald tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Grace Christian got a massive performance out of Ethan Bunce, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4. Isaiah Arevalo was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
On John Paul II Catholic's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Gregory, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Grace Christian pushed their record up to 17-7 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for John Paul II Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 16-10.
Grace Christian will play host again on Monday to welcome Gaston Christian, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Grace Christian: 3, Gaston Christian: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. John Paul II Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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