The Grace Christian School Kings will head out on the road to square off against the Amelia Academy Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Grace Christian School's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Amelia Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Grace Christian School took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Richmond Christian as Grace Christian School made off with a 16-0 victory. Grace Christian School might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by six runs or more this season.
Chase Caddell made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Caddell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Grace Christian School got a big performance out of Ben Best, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Braxten Lawrence was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Amelia Academy beat Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot 7-2 on Tuesday. With that win, Amelia Academy brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Like Grace Christian School, Amelia Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Troy Hill. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Hill was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last seven games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob Creswell, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run. Another player making a difference was Kyle Anderson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Grace Christian School's record now sits at 6-4. As for Amelia Academy, their record now sits at 6-2.
Grace Christian School couldn't quite finish off Amelia Academy in their previous meeting back in March and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Amelia Academy's Brody Cleaton, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Now that Grace Christian School knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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