It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Faith Christian ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past the Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders 4-3. For Faith Christian, this counts as revenge for the 9-8 defeat Harrells Christian Academy walked away with the last time they faced one another on April 9th.
Faith Christian's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Abby Vann, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Harrells Christian Academy's side, Sabrina Batts was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Batts has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Batts was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Faith Christian's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Harrells Christian Academy, they dropped their record down to 6-10 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Faith Christian will challenge Eastern Christian HomeSchool at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Harrells Christian Academy will take on Freedom Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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