The Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders will head out on the road to challenge the Heritage Christian Defenders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Arthur-Okaw Christian will be strutting in after a win while Heritage Christian will be coming in after a loss.
In what's become a running theme this season, Arthur-Okaw Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They put the hurt on Heritage with a sharp 9-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Arthur-Okaw Christian.
Lilian Beever and Elsie Beever were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Beever struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Beever struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Beever has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Beever scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Beever scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Avery Herschberger was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Herschberger is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilie Herschberger, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Meanwhile, Heritage Christian fell victim to a tough 20-2 defeat at the hands of Illinois Lutheran on Thursday. Heritage Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Arthur-Okaw Christian's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5. As for Heritage Christian, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
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