Briarcrest Christian hasn't had much luck against Tipton-Rosemark Academy recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Saints will square off against the Rebels at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Briarcrest Christian's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top against Millington Central by a score of 3-0.
Not much got past Ellen Adair, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Millington Central off the board.
At the plate, Briarcrest Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adalynn Kennedy, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Those two hits gave Kennedy a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Tipton-Rosemark Academy entered their tilt with Arlington on Monday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Tigers.
The team relied heavily on Lola Sprenkle, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
Tipton-Rosemark Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They are 13-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Tipton-Rosemark Academy's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-14-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.9 runs over those games. As for Briarcrest Christian, their record is now 5-15.
Briarcrest Christian suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Tipton-Rosemark Academy when the teams last played back in March. Can the Saints avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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