The Cedar Park Christian Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Granite Falls Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Cedar Park Christian sitting on eight straight victories and Granite Falls on four.
Cedar Park Christian stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on South Whidbey with a sharp 18-4 win.
Malaya Nelson and Shelby Southard made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Nelson pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Southard kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Nelson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Nelson went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Southard went 2-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as ten players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Halim, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Katelyn Charlton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Granite Falls gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over Sultan.
The team relied heavily on Addison Haverfield, who scored three runs and stole six bases while going 2-for-4. Evee Fuller was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three runs.
Cedar Park Christian pushed their record up to 10-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Granite Falls, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.
Everything went Cedar Park Christian's way against Granite Falls when the teams last played last Thursday as Cedar Park Christian made off with a 13-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cedar Park Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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