The Grace Christian Warriors will take on the Roanoke Catholic Celtics at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Grace Christian has four straight victories, Roanoke Catholic has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Grace Christian's win against Temple Christian wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Warriors' pitchers stepped up to hand the Crusaders a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. The two-run effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Grace Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Davis Reid, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple was Reid's first of the season.
Virginia Episcopal School hit Roanoke Catholic with a ten-run second inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Celtics lost 18-1 to the Bishops.
Grace Christian pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games. As for Roanoke Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Grace Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Roanoke Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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