Acadiana Christian is 0-10 against Christian Home Educators Fellowship since April of 2021 but things could change on Monday. The Acadiana Christian Defenders will welcome the Christian Home Educators Fellowship Patriots at 6:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Acadiana Christian is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They took a 16-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of Psalms Christian Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (11), the Defenders still had to take the loss.
Natalee Gilcrease put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Gilcrease was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Catherine Tupper stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-5. Grace Bollich was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Even though they lost, Acadiana Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .436. The last time their batting average was this high was since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Christian Home Educators Fellowship, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against Varsity Opponent on Thursday as Christian Home Educators Fellowship made off with a 17-1 victory. That looming 17-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Patriots yet this season.
Christian Home Educators Fellowship let Cadence Wolfe and Madison Lane run wild. Wolfe scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Lane scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Faith Haddad, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Christian Home Educators Fellowship pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Acadiana Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Acadiana Christian suffered a grim 21-11 defeat to Christian Home Educators Fellowship in their previous matchup back in February. Will Acadiana Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
