Softball Preview: Northwest Christian Crusaders vs. Fountain Hills Falcons
Northwest Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Fountain Hills Falcons at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Northwest Christian knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four contests -- so hopefully Fountain Hills likes a good challenge.
Northwest Christian put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let Fountain Hills onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. That's two games straight that Northwest Christian has won by exactly 15 runs.
Caylie Thomas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Thomas was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Annika Dekker was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Mia Angus, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Northwest Christian pushed their record up to 10-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 14.7 runs. As for Fountain Hills, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-14.
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