Softball Recap: Athens Christian Drops Season-High Score on Piedmont Academy

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2025, 5:55pm

Softball Recap: Athens Christian Eagles vs. Piedmont Academy Cougars

Eagles

Team Score (Highest)

09/29/25 @ Piedmont Academy19
08/26/25 vs Tallulah Falls15
09/23/25 @ Tallulah Falls14
09/16/25 vs George Walton Academy9
08/25/25 vs Piedmont Academy9

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Athens Christian). They blew past the Piedmont Academy Cougars 19-2 on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their two-run performance the contest before.

Ellianna Christian was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Christian was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Harper Westbrook was a standout: she got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. She has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Riley Ossick, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.

Athens Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.8 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 10.8.

Athens Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Piedmont Academy, their defeat was their ninth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-17.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Athens Christian will challenge Gatewood at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Piedmont Academy, they will face off against First Presbyterian Day at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Cougars will need to watch out since the Vikings have now posted at least ten runs in their last seven matchups.

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