Softball Recap: GRACE Christian Eagles vs. Thales Academy Rolesville Knights
In what's become a running theme this season, GRACE Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past the Thales Academy Rolesville Knights 18-6. While fans of GRACE Christian might be used to big wins, the 12-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
GRACE Christian got a massive performance out of Macey Alicea, who got on base in four of her six plate appearances with a home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. Alicea is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Marisa Mariello, who scored three runs and stole eight bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
On Thales Academy Rolesville's side, Haydin Maxwell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Ally Buchanan, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Thales Academy Rolesville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as GRACE Christian only tossed five.
GRACE Christian's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Thales Academy Rolesville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
GRACE Christian will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Neuse Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. GRACE Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.8 runs per game this season. As for Thales Academy Rolesville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wake Prep Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wake Prep Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Thales Academy Rolesville likes a good challenge.
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