Grace Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Soldotna Stars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Wednesday, Grace Christian came up short against Houston and fell 9-4.
Meanwhile, Soldotna faced Kenai Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Soldotna's pitcher stepped up to hand Kenai Central an 8-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Soldotna as they're now sitting on five straight.
Kenai Central's batters probably weren't too happy with Trenton Ohnemus, who pitched a no hitter and racked up seven Ks (he gave up two walks).
At the plate, Matthew Schilling and Wyatt Gagnon did most of the damage at the plate: Schilling scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Gagnon went 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Gagnon has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Levi Mickelson was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Grace Christian's defeat was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Soldotna, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Grace Christian might still be hurting after the 17-2 loss they got from Soldotna in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Grace Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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