Abbeville Christian Academy's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Poplar Springs Atomics a 19-0 shutout. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Generals as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
McKenzie Tomlin and Annston Braddy were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Tomlin pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Braddy tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Tomlin scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Braddy scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Braddy a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, Abbeville Christian Academy let Cassie Braddy and Evie Fortson run wild. Braddy scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-1, while Fortson scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Those three runs gave Fortson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Taylor Hudspeth, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Abbeville Christian Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Poplar Springs didn't got any hits.
Abbeville Christian Academy's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Poplar Springs, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Abbeville Christian Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Poplar Springs at 6:00 p.m. on April 1st. As for Poplar Springs, they will face off against Laurel Hill on March 24th. Poplar Springs is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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