There's no place like home for Oak Hill Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. Everything went their way against the Winston Academy Patriots on Monday as the Oak Hill Academy Raiders made off with a 14-4 victory. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matches by six runs or more this season.
Kaelyn Pennington made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Oak Hill Academy got a massive performance out of Kathryn Williams, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. What's more, Williams also racked up two hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Another player making a difference was Katelyn Lewis, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Oak Hill Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4. As for Winston Academy, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Oak Hill Academy will challenge Calhoun Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Calhoun Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten run or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully Oak Hill Academy likes a good challenge. Winston Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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