Hickory Grove Christian waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the SouthLake Christian Academy Eagles get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. This was a revenge game for the Lions: when they faced off against the Eagles back in March, they had to take a 5-4 loss.
Davis Cabbage
Davis Cabbage and Ben Green made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Cabbage struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Green tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cabbage also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Hickory Grove Christian is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-7 otherwise. At the plate, Cabbage scored three runs, while Green went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Gavin Pelow was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Hickory Grove Christian's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Nathan Dowdy, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Hickory Grove Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .370 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Hickory Grove Christian's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for SouthLake Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Coming up, Hickory Grove Christian will venture away from home to face off against Metrolina Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Lions' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warriors have averaged an impressive 6.9 runs per game this season. As for SouthLake Christian Academy, they will host Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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