The Central Fellowship Christian Academy Lancers will take on the Northside Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Central Fellowship Christian Academy has four straight wins, Northside has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Central Fellowship Christian Academy beats Northside with 15 runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Central Fellowship Christian Academy blew past Covenant Academy 15-3 on Thursday. Considering the Lancers have won six games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Avery Queen 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. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Anna Sweatt was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Emmi Jackson, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central Fellowship Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Northside's offense. They lost 16-0 to Coffee on Thursday.
Central Fellowship Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Northside, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-19.
Northside's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Central Fellowship Christian Academy has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Northside, though, as they've been averaging 8.7. Given Central Fellowship Christian Academy's sizable advantage in that area, Northside will need to find a way to close that gap.
Central Fellowship Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Northside when the teams last played back in August, sneaking past 8-6. Will Central Fellowship Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Northside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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