Softball Recap: Central Academy Cougars vs. Monroe Redhawks
In what's become a running theme this season, Central Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Monroe Redhawks as the Central Academy Cougars made off with a 19-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Central Academy.
Allison Proffitt and Anna Croom made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Proffitt struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Croom tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Proffitt scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Croom went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Marissa Easterly was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Amber Elam, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
On Monroe's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vania Stevenson, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Central Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Monroe, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-15.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Central Academy will face off against Pine Lake Prep at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pine Lake Prep will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Monroe, they will head out on the road to take on Forest Hills at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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