The Vance Charter Knights will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Vance Charter has six straight wins, Excelsior Classical Academy has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Vance Charter needed a bit of extra time to put away Oxford Prep. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Griffins.
Nathan Garlock was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Garlock has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Garlock was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Shawn Thomas Journigan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Excelsior Classical Academy fell victim to a tough 17-1 defeat at the hands of Voyager on Friday.
Vance Charter pushed their record up to 7-8 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Excelsior Classical Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
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