Softball Preview: Santa Fe Christian Eagles vs. Canyon Crest Academy Ravens
The Santa Fe Christian Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Canyon Crest Academy Ravens at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Santa Fe Christian has six straight wins, Canyon Crest Academy has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Santa Fe Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Morse as Santa Fe Christian made off with a 12-1 victory. Santa Fe Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matches by nine runs or more this season.
Olivia Anderson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Anderson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Anderson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Maddie Binnie and Bryn Henson did most of the damage at the plate: Binnie went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base, while Henson scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kayla Crecion, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Meanwhile, Canyon Crest Academy fell victim to a rough 13-7 defeat at the hands of Ramona on Wednesday.
Alexis McNamee was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring four runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Melony Garcia, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Santa Fe Christian pushed their record up to 7-0-1 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Canyon Crest Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
Canyon Crest Academy's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Santa Fe Christian has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. It's a different story for Canyon Crest Academy, though, as they've been averaging 11.7. Given Santa Fe Christian's sizable advantage in that area, Canyon Crest Academy will need to find a way to close that gap.
Santa Fe Christian beat Canyon Crest Academy 7-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Will Santa Fe Christian repeat their success, or does Canyon Crest Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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