Softball Preview: North Hills Christian Eagles vs. Oak Ridge Military Academy Eagles
The North Hills Christian Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oak Ridge Military Academy Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. North Hills Christian is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
North Hills Christian lost 18-3 to North Rowan last Tuesday.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Oak Ridge Military Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They put the hurt on Greater Vision Academy with a sharp 13-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Oak Ridge Military Academy.
Abby Soodek was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Soodek has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Soodek was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Emery Coffield and Malaya Saliba did most of the damage at the plate: Coffield scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Saliba scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Riley Goodman, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
North Hills Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Oak Ridge Military Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
North Hills Christian might still be hurting after the 20-1 loss they got from Oak Ridge Military Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Soodek, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that North Hills Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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