After only two runs in their last matchup, Calvary Christian made sure to put some runs up on the board against Brookstone on Thursday. The Calvary Christian Knights put the hurt on the Brookstone Cougars with a sharp 15-2 victory. Considering the Knights have won six games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Kendall Gumm made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in July. She was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Calvary Christian got a massive performance out of Kentlee Spates, who went 3-for-3 with six RBI and three runs. The dominant performance gave Spates a new career-high in hits. Madison Davis was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Calvary Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 10.8.
Calvary Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Brookstone, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-8.
Calvary Christian is on the road again on Tuesday to play Westfield School at 5:00 p.m. Westfield School will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Calvary Christian surely won't give up without a fight. As for Brookstone, they will host Shaw on Monday. Shaw knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten run or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Brookstone likes a good challenge.
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