Softball Preview: Citizens Christian Academy Patriots vs. Valwood Valiants
Citizens Christian Academy and Valwood are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2018, but likely not for long. The Citizens Christian Academy Patriots will challenge the Valwood Valiants at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Citizens Christian Academy has four straight wins, Valwood has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Citizens Christian Academy's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Twiggs Academy as Citizens Christian Academy made off with an 8-0 victory. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by eight runs or more this season.
Citizens Christian Academy got a great performance from Peighton Harper as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Harper has posted since back in August.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cadence Cravey, who went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, a triple, and a triple. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Brilynn Waldron was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Valwood lost 13-2 to Terrell Academy on Thursday.
Valwood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hali Thomas, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Citizens Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Valwood, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Citizens Christian Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Valwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Citizens Christian Academy took their win against Valwood when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 9-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Citizens Christian Academy since the squad 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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