The Riverside Christian Academy Royals are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will take on the Wayne Preparatory Academy Generals at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Riverside Christian Academy made easy work of Liberty Christian Academy and carried off a 13-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Royals.
Gavin Bynum made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. Bynum was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing Four bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Riverside Christian Academy got a big performance out of Mason English, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Riverside Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Liberty Christian Academy only posted an OBP of .167.
Meanwhile, Wayne Preparatory Academy got themselves on the board against Capitol Encore Academy on Wednesday, but Capitol Encore Academy never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Dragons as they made off with a 17-0 victory.
TRENT SHEPPARD was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was CHASE SKINNER, who scored three runs and stole Four bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Riverside Christian Academy's record is now 2-0. As for Wayne Preparatory Academy, their record is now 2-3.
Riverside Christian Academy took their win against Wayne Preparatory Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverside Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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