The Liberty Christian Academy Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against Granville Christian Academy at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
On Thursday, Liberty Christian Academy made easy work of Genoa Christian Academy and carried off a 15-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Liberty Christian Academy.
Dawson Kamppi made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Kamppi has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kamppi was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Luke Mollohan was a standout: he scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Caleb Windle was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Granville Christian Academy came tearing into Thursday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Lions onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Granville Christian Academy, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
Like Liberty Christian Academy, Granville Christian Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Aidan Rhoads. Throwing, Rhoads pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Bentley Johnson didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. At bat, Rhoads scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Johnson scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob Fabbro, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Benvie, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Liberty Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Granville Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Liberty Christian Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Granville Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Liberty Christian Academy came up short against Granville Christian Academy in their previous matchup last Thursday, falling 14-9. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Benvie, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Now that Liberty 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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