Softball Recap: High Point Christian Academy Cougars vs. Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans
High Point Christian Academy can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. Everything went their way against the Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans as the High Point Christian Academy Cougars made off with a 9-3 win. That's more bragging rights for High Point Christian Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Paisley Dixon made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Dixon was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, Laci Jarrell was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Maci Burkhart, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Like High Point Christian Academy, Wesleyan Christian Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Alexis Emery. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Emery was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Emery wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Juli Abantohollans, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
High Point Christian Academy's victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10.3 runs. As for Wesleyan Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
High Point Christian Academy will be playing at home against Northwest Guilford at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. As for Wesleyan Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Concord Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Concord Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.78 runs per game on average), something Wesleyan Christian Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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