Softball Game Preview: Christian Life Preparatory Knights vs. Nazarene Christian Academy Lions

By Team Reports Apr 21, 2024, 3:38pm

Softball Preview: Christian Life Preparatory Knights vs. Nazarene Christian Academy Lions

Christian Life Preparatory is 1-7 against Nazarene Christian Academy since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Christian Life Preparatory Knights will head out on the road to take on the Nazarene Christian Academy Lions at 4:30 p.m.

Christian Life Preparatory's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Lubbock Christian back in March. They fell victim to a rough 24-0 defeat at the hands of the Eagles.

Meanwhile, Nazarene Christian Academy had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Lions.

Sarah Blair was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Blair was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

Blair wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Madison Glendenning, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Dakota Becker was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.

Christian Life Preparatory's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Nazarene Christian Academy, their win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4.

Christian Life Preparatory might still be hurting after the 16-6 defeat they got from Nazarene Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Christian Life Preparatory avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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