Citizens Christian Academy can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the CHESS Academy Knights a 15-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Citizens Christian Academy also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2021.
Taeven Harden made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Harden was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gray McLean, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jotham Corbean, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Citizens Christian Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for CHESS Academy, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Citizens Christian Academy will head out on the road to challenge First Preparatory Christian Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Citizens Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so First Preparatory Christian Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for CHESS Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Community Christian Academy at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Community Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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