Softball Game Preview: Plymouth Christian Academy Eagles vs. Shrine Catholic Knights

The Plymouth Christian Academy Eagles will challenge the Shrine Catholic Knights at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

11 must be Plymouth Christian Academy's lucky number: they beat Inter-City Baptist with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Eagles never let the Chargers get on the board and left with an 11-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Eagles, who have now won ten contests in a row.

Clara Groen made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.

In other batting news, Chloe Paryaski was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Mariah Wright, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs.

Meanwhile, Shrine Catholic made easy work of Whitmore Lake on Friday and carried off an 11-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.

Shrine Catholic pushed their record up to 13-7 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.9 runs over those games. As for Plymouth Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 27-9.