Grace Christian is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy is on a nine-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Grace Christian Warriors will take on the Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy Ospreys at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Grace Christian beats Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy with ten runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Grace Christian's pitcher stepped up to hand Bath County a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Grace Christian has won by exactly ten runs.
The team relied heavily on Davis Reid, who went 3-for-3 with six RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Lum, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy made easy work of Roanoke Valley Christian on Friday and carried off a 12-0 win.
Ryan Canipe and Braydon Bell did most of the damage at the plate: Canipe scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Bell scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Rowan Ingraham was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Grace Christian's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.
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