The Calvary Christian Knights will square off against the Scholars Guild Academy Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Calvary Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
With a playoff game on the line, Calvary Christian rose to the challenge in Monday's second game. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Spartans a 15-0 shutout. Calvary Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 12 games by six runs or more this season.
Kendall Gumm made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Gumm was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madison Davis, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Kennedy Williams was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
The win (which was Calvary Christian's third in a row) raised their record to 16-7. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs per game. As for Scholars Guild Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.
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