With a playoff game on the line, Donelson Christian Academy rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Goodpasture Christian Cougars as they made off with a 7-1 win. Considering Donelson Christian Academy has won 13 matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Bailey Shepard made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Shepard has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Shepard was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Anaya Dawson was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Heather Scales was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Donelson Christian Academy, bringing their record for this year to 20-6-1. As for Goodpasture Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 23-12.
Donelson Christian Academy has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Lakeway Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Lakeway Christian Academy: 3, Donelson Christian Academy: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Goodpasture Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Trinity Christian Academy. Goodpasture Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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