Softball Recap: Awaken Christian Lions vs. GV Christian Guardians
In what's become a running theme this season, Awaken Christian gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the GV Christian Guardians a 19-0 shutout. While fans of Awaken Christian might be used to big wins, the 19-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Sydney Husted made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Husted has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Husted was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Cailey Velarde was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. Candy Zeng was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Awaken Christian pushed their record up to 5-6 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for GV Christian, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-17.
Awaken Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against GV Christian: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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