Softball Recap: Real Life Christian Academy Raptors vs. All Saints' Academy Saints
Real Life Christian Academy can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They put the hurt on the All Saints' Academy Saints with a sharp 17-7 win. That's more bragging rights for Real Life Christian Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Zuri Griffiths made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Griffiths has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Griffiths was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Real Life Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Rylee Lyon, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Morgan Gulledge, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
On All Saints' Academy's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Skylynn Gaskin, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Real Life Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-7. As for All Saints' Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.
Real Life Christian Academy will look to defend their home field on Thursday against First Academy at 6:00 p.m. First Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.6 runs per game on average), something Real Life Christian Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for All Saints' Academy, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Cambridge Christian at 4:00 p.m. All Saints' Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.1 runs per game this season.
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