Softball Recap: Union Grove Christian Patriots vs. Greater Vision Academy Lions
Union Grove Christian had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Greater Vision Academy Lions. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Union Grove Christian also won the last time the pair played on Tuesday.
Morgan Donovant made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Donovant has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Donovant was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Union Grove Christian got a big performance out of Reagan Lambert, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Hannah Tapler, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Union Grove Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-9 record this season. As for Greater Vision Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Union Grove Christian will head out on the road to face off against Calvary Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Union Grove Christian has given up an average of 9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Greater Vision Academy, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Oak Ridge Military Academy at 5:00 p.m. Oak Ridge Military Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 14.2 runs per game this season.
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