Softball Recap: Ravenscroft Ravens vs. Grace Christian Crusaders
Ravenscroft lost against Grace Christian back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Ravenscroft Ravens' rough 17-1 defeat to the Grace Christian Crusaders might stick with them for a while. Ravenscroft has not had much luck with Grace Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Cole MacKinnon made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-1.
On Grace Christian's side, Addison Kirk was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Kirk was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Grace Christian got a massive performance out of Hailey Hughes, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Maryn Davis was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Ravenscroft's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Grace Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Ravenscroft will be playing at home against North Raleigh Christian Academy at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Ravenscroft has given up an average of 11.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Grace Christian, they are on the road again on Monday to play Arendell Parrott Academy at 4:00 p.m.
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