Softball Recap: Forsyth Home Educators Hawks vs. Charity Christian Cardinals
Forsyth Home Educators's hitters rose to the challenge against a Cardinals pitching crew that boasted an average of only two points allowed on Friday. The Forsyth Home Educators Hawks never let the Charity Christian Cardinals onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Forsyth Home Educators.
Abigail Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Smith was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Izzy Martinez looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Rachel Petusky, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Ella Beaver, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
On Charity Christian's side, Molly Carpenter made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases. Carpenter is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least two every time she's taken the field this season.
Even though they lost, Charity Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Forsyth Home Educators only tossed five.
Forsyth Home Educators is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season. As for Charity Christian, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Forsyth Home Educators will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Union Grove Christian at 3:30 p.m. Forsyth Home Educators is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Charity Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Lake Lure Classical Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Charity Christian's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Lake Lure Classical Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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