Calvary Christian Academy won the last time they faced Highlands Christian and things went their way on Monday too. The Calvary Christian Academy Eagles' pitcher stepped up to hand the Highlands Christian Knights an 18-0 shutout. Considering the Eagles have won three games by more than 16 runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Reese Mittauer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Addison Mittauer
| 03/10/25 vs Highlands Christian | 4 |
| 04/25/24 vs Ransom Everglades | 2 |
| 04/12/24 vs American Heritage | 1 |
| 04/02/24 @ American Heritage | 1 |
| 03/05/24 @ Pine Crest | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addison Mittauer, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Gabriella Bird also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Calvary Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .720. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Highlands Christian only posted an OBP of .385.
The win made it two in a row for Calvary Christian Academy and bumps their season record up to 3-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing eight strikeouts in those games compared to only 2.8 in the others. As for Highlands Christian, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
Coming up, Calvary Christian Academy will venture away from home to take on Boca Raton Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Highlands Christian, they will welcome Somerset Academy - Canyons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Highlands Christian has given up an average of 16.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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