Preview: Skipstone Academy Warriors vs. Calvary Christian Knights
The Skipstone Academy Warriors will stay at home for another game and welcome the Calvary Christian Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Skipstone Academy: 0.7, Calvary Christian: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Tuesday, Skipstone Academy faced Covington Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Skipstone Academy's pitcher stepped up to hand Covington Academy a 12-0 shutout. Considering Skipstone Academy has won four games by more than 11 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Madison McRae made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. McRae has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. McRae was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on AJ Compton, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Calvary Christian's offense. They fell just short of Glenwood by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The matchup marked that first time this season in which Calvary Christian was not able to get on the board.
Calvary Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kendall Gumm, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Skipstone Academy pushed their record up to 6-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs per game. As for Calvary Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Monday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Skipstone Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .396. However, it's not like Calvary Christian struggles in that department as they've averaged .360. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Skipstone Academy might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from Calvary Christian in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Skipstone Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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