Softball Game Preview: Trinity Prep Lions vs. Creekside Christian Academy Cougars

A feisty cat fight will be fought as Trinity Prep Lions challenge Creekside Christian Academy Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Trinity Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.

Trinity Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Scholars Guild Academy, who was ranked first at the time (Trinity Prep was ranked sixth). The Lions came up short against the Spartans on Tuesday, falling 15-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Lions were not able to get on the board.

Meanwhile, Creekside Christian Academy hadn't done well against Skipstone Academy recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Cougars came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 15-12. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their one-run performance the game before.

Caleigh Yarbrough was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with one triple, one run, and one double. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, Creekside Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Maya Lewis, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave Lewis a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aviana Mathis, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs.

Creekside Christian Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.8 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 10.

Creekside Christian Academy's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-7. As for Trinity Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.

Trinity Prep suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Creekside Christian Academy when the teams last played back in March. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.