Thursday just wasn't the day for City of Life Christian Academy's offense. They fell victim to a rough 20-0 defeat at the hands of the Orangewood Christian Rams on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, City of Life Christian Academy's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
City of Life Christian Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jasmine Ortiz, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base. Ortiz is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
On Orangewood Christian's side, Mercedes Evers was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Evers was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Orangewood Christian got a massive performance out of Caroline Putt, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. Reagan Watkins was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
City of Life Christian Academy's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6. As for Orangewood Christian, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-4.
While City of Life Christian Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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