After five games on the road, Harvest Christian Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Alden-Hebron Green Giants at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Harvest Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.2 runs per game this season.
Harvest Christian Academy can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 25-10 margin over Aurora East. While fans of Harvest Christian Academy might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Alyssa Burke made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Burke was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Kenzie Weidman was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Makayla Richards was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Alden-Hebron was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 20-4 to Hiawatha.
Alden-Hebron saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Reiter, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Harvest Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Alden-Hebron, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Monday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Harvest Christian Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .384. However, it's not like Alden-Hebron struggles in that department as they've averaged .312. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Harvest Christian Academy's way against Alden-Hebron in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Harvest Christian Academy made off with a 28-18 win. Does Harvest Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Alden-Hebron turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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