Softball Preview: Nazarene Christian Academy Lions vs. Pantego Christian Panthers
The Nazarene Christian Academy Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pantego Christian Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pantego Christian is hoping to do on Friday what Christian Life Preparatory couldn't on Monday: put an end to Nazarene Christian Academy's winning streak, which now stands at 14 games. Nazarene Christian Academy blew past Christian Life Preparatory 19-7.
Meanwhile, Pantego Christian made easy work of Nolan Catholic on Monday and carried off a 12-2 win. That's two games straight that Pantego Christian has won by exactly ten runs.
Kennedy Kemp was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Kemp has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kemp was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases.
In other batting news, Pantego Christian let Cecilia Saldivar and Makenzie Patton loose on the outfield. Saldivar scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Patton scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Maddie White was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Nazarene Christian Academy pushed their record up to 15-4 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Pantego Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-5.
Nazarene Christian Academy suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Pantego Christian when the teams last played back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kemp, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Now that Nazarene Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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