The Grace Christian Academy Cougars are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will square off against the Baconton Charter Blazers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Grace Christian Academy is headed out to face Baconton Charter after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Grace Christian Academy came out on top against Westover by a score of 8-5 on Friday.
Oathen Atkinson
| 02/21/25 vs Westover | 2 |
| 04/18/24 vs Fullington Academy | 1 |
| 04/15/24 @ Fullington Academy | 1 |
| 03/15/24 @ Miller County | 1 |
| 03/04/24 @ Crisp Academy | 1 |
Oathen Atkinson and Aiden Whittaker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Atkinson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Whittaker struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Those zero hits allowed gave Atkinson a new career-low. At bat, Atkinson scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Whittaker scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Atkinson a new career-high in stolen bases.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Smith, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Baconton Charter put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Mitchell County a 20-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Blazers, who have now won three games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Grace Christian Academy couldn't quite finish off Baconton Charter in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can Grace Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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