Softball Preview: Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders vs. Freedom Christian Academy Patriots
Harrells Christian Academy is 0-10 against Freedom Christian Academy since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge the Freedom Christian Academy Patriots at 11:00 a.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Harrells Christian Academy comes in on three and Freedom Christian Academy on 21.
Harrells Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Faith Christian as Harrells Christian Academy made off with a 12-4 win. Considering Harrells Christian Academy has won seven games by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Sabrina Batts made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Batts has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Batts was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Reagan Cannon and Mary Willow Rumbold did most of the damage at the plate: Cannon scored a run while going 4-for-5, while Rumbold scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Makenzie Jackson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Freedom Christian Academy owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Fayetteville Christian 2-0.
Not much got past Rylan Miller, who gave up just two hits and racked up 18 Ks to keep Fayetteville Christian off the board.
At the plate, Freedom Christian Academy's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Victoria Bryant, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Harrells Christian Academy's record is now 9-11. As for Freedom Christian Academy, their victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-0.
Saturday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Harrells Christian Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .345. However, it's not like Freedom Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've averaged .442. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Harrells Christian Academy suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Freedom Christian Academy in their previous matchup last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bryant, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Now that Harrells Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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