Softball Preview: Shekinah Christian Flames vs. Madison Christian Eagles
The Shekinah Christian Flames will be playing in front of their home fans against the Madison Christian Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Shekinah Christian finally turned things around against Liberty Christian Academy on Friday. Shekinah Christian was the clear victor by an 18-10 margin over Liberty Christian Academy.
Grace Ferguson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Ferguson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ferguson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Mia Pierce and Brook Purdy did most of the damage at the plate: Pierce scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Purdy scored three runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Josie Harris, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Madison Christian waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 15-8 win. Considering Madison Christian has won four games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Shekinah Christian's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-9. As for Madison Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Shekinah Christian couldn't quite finish off Madison Christian in their previous matchup back in April and fell 9-7. Will Shekinah 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.
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