After flying high against North Raleigh Christian Academy last Friday, Grace Christian came back down to earth. The Grace Christian Crusaders lost 9-1 to the Freedom Christian Academy Patriots on Thursday. The loss was the Crusaders' first of the season.
Grace Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adison Gardner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Addison Kirk also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Grace Christian fell to 3-1. As for Freedom Christian Academy, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Looking ahead, Grace Christian will be playing at home against American Leadership Academy-Johnston at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grace Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so American Leadership Academy-Johnston's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Freedom Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Liberty Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty Christian Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.25 runs per game on average), something Freedom Christian Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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