Greenbrier Christian Academy entered their tilt with Atlantic Shores Christian with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the Atlantic Shores Christian Seahawks by a score of 9-6 on Friday. That's more bragging rights for Greenbrier Christian Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Greenbrier Christian Academy got a great performance from Tucker Rupe as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, Greenbrier Christian Academy let Mikey Urbaniak and Payton Shipman loose on the outfield. Urbaniak scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Shipman scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Urbaniak has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Ashe, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Atlantic Shores Christian's side, Addison Way made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Atlantic Shores Christian hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greenbrier Christian Academy struck out seven times.
Greenbrier Christian Academy pushed their record up to 21-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Atlantic Shores Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-10-1.
Greenbrier Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Isle of Wight Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Isle of Wight Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season. As for Atlantic Shores Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Steward at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Atlantic Shores Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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