The Forsyth Home Educators Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Oak Level Baptist Academy Conquerors at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Oak Level Baptist Academy is hoping to do on Monday what Charity Christian couldn't on Friday: put an end to Forsyth Home Educators' winning streak, which now stands at four games. Forsyth Home Educators never let Charity Christian onto the board and left with a 14-0 win. Forsyth Home Educators' victory was all the more impressive since Charity Christian was averaging only 3.56 runs allowed on the season.
Forsyth Home Educators let Abigail Smith and Rachel Petusky loose on the outfield. Smith scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Petusky went 3-for-4 with a home run and five RBI. Smith has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
Meanwhile, Oak Level Baptist Academy's hitters rose to the challenge against a Knights pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.71 points allowed on Thursday. Oak Level Baptist Academy was the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over Lee Park Prep. The win was nothing new for Oak Level Baptist Academy as they're now sitting on four straight.
Haley Inman made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Inman was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Keira Bell, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Angel Walker, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Forsyth Home Educators has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Oak Level Baptist Academy, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Oak Level Baptist Academy's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Forsyth Home Educators hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .343. It's a different story for Oak Level Baptist Academy, though, as they've only averaged .259. Will they be able to contain Forsyth Home Educators' hitters?
Forsyth Home Educators couldn't quite finish off Oak Level Baptist Academy in their previous matchup back in March and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bell, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Now that Forsyth Home Educators knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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