Softball Preview: Mount Paran Christian Eagles vs. King's Ridge Christian Tigers
Mount Paran Christian is 7-2 against King's Ridge Christian since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Mount Paran Christian Eagles are on the road again to play the King's Ridge Christian Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Mount Paran Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Mount Paran Christian finally turned things around against Ringgold on Saturday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Tigers.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask King's Ridge Christian). They blew past Landmark Christian 19-1 on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Bella Quinones was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the most hits she has posted since back in August. She was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, King's Ridge Christian got a massive performance out of Kate Greiner, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. The dominant performance gave Greiner a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Katie Washer, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, King's Ridge Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .724. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Mount Paran Christian's record is now 10-8. As for King's Ridge Christian, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-9 record.
Everything went Mount Paran Christian's way against King's Ridge Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2018 as Mount Paran Christian made off with an 11-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Paran Christian 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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