Softball Game Preview: Calvary Baptist Academy Cavaliers vs. Sterlington Panthers

Calvary Baptist Academy is on an 18-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Sterlington is on a six-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Calvary Baptist Academy Cavaliers will host the Sterlington Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Calvary Baptist Academy 1.1, Sterlington 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Calvary Baptist Academy will bounce into Friday's match after beating Bentonville, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Everything went Calvary Baptist Academy's way against Bentonville on Thursday as Calvary Baptist Academy made off with an 11-1 win. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.

Kynzee Anderson

Batters Struck Out

03/13/25 vs Bentonville	11
03/10/25 vs Quitman	15
03/08/25 vs David Thibodaux	13

Kynzee Anderson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than 11 strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

In other batting news, Carlie Guile was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run and three runs. That's the most runs she has posted over her last 12 contests. Another player making a difference was Reese Walker, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

Calvary Baptist Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bentonville only posted an OBP of .300.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Sterlington took on Oak Grove on Thursday. Sterlington came out on top against Oak Grove by a score of 6-1.

Sterlington's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Calvary Baptist Academy, their win bumped their record up to 17-0.

Calvary Baptist Academy skirted past Sterlington 4-3 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Will Calvary Baptist Academy repeat their success, or does Sterlington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.