Granville Christian Academy dropped their record down to 9-2 on Thursday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Shekinah Christian Flames by a score of 1-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which Granville Christian Academy was not able to get on the board.
As for Shekinah Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The win made it back-to-back victories for they.
For Shekinah Christian's part, not much got past Jayce Yoder, who gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks to keep Granville Christian Academy off the board. Yoder has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Shekinah Christian's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Alex Bauermeister, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one double. Bauermeister is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last seven games he's played.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Granville Christian Academy will head out to challenge Newark Catholic at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Shekinah Christian, they will venture away from home to face off against Genoa Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Shekinah Christian's pitchers better be ready for this one: Genoa Christian Academy has averaged an impressive 6.7 runs per game this season.
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