Calvary Christian Academy waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Pine Crest Panthers a 5-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Calvary Christian Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Noah Diehl looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cole Cleveland, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jacob Basabe was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Pine Crest's side, Max McCawley was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
Calvary Christian Academy pushed their record up to 15-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Pine Crest, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-7 record this season.
Calvary Christian Academy will head out on the road to square off against Western at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Western: 3.7, Calvary Christian Academy: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Pine Crest, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against David Posnack Jewish Day at 4:30 p.m. David Posnack Jewish Day has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.67 runs per game on average), something Pine Crest will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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