Softball Recap: Queen's Grant Stallions vs. Central Academy Cougars
After a string of five wins, Queen's Grant's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They suffered a rough 17-2 loss at the hands of the Central Academy Cougars. Queen's Grant was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the five games prior) but Central Academy's pitchers proved too tough.
Queen's Grant saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Steele, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Nicole Strickland-Mitchell was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
On Central Academy's side, Addison Crawford made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Crawford has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Crawford was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emma Hunt, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. Another player making a difference was Darby Burnett, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Queen's Grant's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-2. As for Central Academy, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Queen's Grant will stay at home for another game and welcome Union Preparatory at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Queen's Grant is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 14.7 runs per game this season. As for Central Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Piedmont at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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