Preview: Cottage Hill Christian Academy Warriors vs. W.S. Neal Eagles
The Cottage Hill Christian Academy Warriors will stay at home for another game and welcome the W.S. Neal Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Cottage Hill Christian Academy had to settle for a 10-9 defeat against St. Michael Catholic. Cottage Hill Christian Academy has not had much luck with St. Michael Catholic recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Olivia Collier put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Collier was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Collier wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Makenzie Gartman, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Sameyah Pettaway, who scored a run and stole three bases.
Meanwhile, W.S. Neal was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 14-3 defeat at the hands of Robertsdale.
Cottage Hill Christian Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-4. As for W.S. Neal, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Cottage Hill Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 13-7 loss they got from W.S. Neal in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Cottage Hill Christian Academy, Amiyah Odom (who struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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