The Grace Christian Warriors will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Roanoke Valley Christian EAGLES at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Grace Christian stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Christian Heritage Academy a 10-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Grace Christian who now have three in a row.
Landon Wright was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Lum, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Roanoke Valley Christian got the win against Temple Christian on Friday by a conclusive 15-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Roanoke Valley Christian.
Luke Somers was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Somers was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Roanoke Valley Christian let Austin Atkins and Christian Crosby loose on the outfield. Atkins scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Crosby scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Nate Bowers was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Grace Christian's victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Roanoke Valley Christian, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Grace Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Roanoke Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Grace Christian took their victory against Roanoke Valley Christian when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 10-1. Will Grace Christian repeat their success, or does Roanoke Valley Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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