Softball Recap: Goodpasture Christian Cougars vs. Friendship Christian Commanders
It was a good run, but Goodpasture Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 11-8 to the Friendship Christian Commanders. Goodpasture Christian was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Friendship Christian apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on April 4th.
Laura Beth Blessing and Mattie Gaza stepped up to the plate in a big way. Blessing scored three runs while going 5-for-6, while Gaza went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagan Pennington, who went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Goodpasture Christian's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-5. As for Friendship Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Goodpasture Christian will be playing at home against Donelson Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Friendship Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Nashville Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Friendship Christian: 3.9, Nashville Christian: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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