Softball Game Preview: Northpoint Christian Trojans vs. Evangelical Christian Eagles

Northpoint Christian is a perfect 8-0 against Evangelical Christian since March of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Trojans are taking a road trip to challenge the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Northpoint Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season.

Evangelical Christian's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Northpoint Christian hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Trojans' pitchers stepped up to hand St. George's a 10-0 shutout on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Gryphons: they've now won nine in a row.

Trinity Garvin and Ada Woodruff made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Garvin tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Woodruff pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Garvin scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Woodruff scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Makenlee Bryant

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/07/25 vs St. George's	3
03/21/25 vs Paragould	2
04/01/25 vs Evangelical Christian	1
03/28/25 vs Munford	1
03/22/25 vs St. Benedict at Auburndale	1

In other batting news, Makenlee Bryant was a standout: she scored a run while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three). Hannah Bostain was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Evangelical Christian fell victim to Northpoint Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Trojans, falling 7-0. The Eagles have struggled against the Trojans recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.

Northpoint Christian pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Evangelical Christian, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-8.

Everything went Northpoint Christian's way against Evangelical Christian in their previous meeting on Tuesday, as Northpoint Christian made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.