Community Christian Academy and Pinnacle Classical Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Community Christian Academy Warriors will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Pinnacle Classical Academy Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Community Christian Academy will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Community Christian Academy will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a eight-run matchup in their last game. They fell just short of The Master's Academy by a score of 5-3.
Grady Peeler put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Peeler has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Peeler was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four stolen bases.
Peeler wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mason Maltba, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle Classical Academy narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Piedmont Community Charter 5-4.
Community Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Pinnacle Classical Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Community Christian Academy couldn't quite finish off Pinnacle Classical Academy when the teams last played on April 12th and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pinnacle Classical Academy's Tyler Johnson, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Now that Community Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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