Providence School is 1-7 against University Christian since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Providence School Stallions will square off against the University Christian Christians at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Providence School is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past North Florida Christian 11-10. The win made it back-to-back victories for Providence School.
The team relied heavily on Summer Stearns, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Daci Sarver, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, University Christian stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Trinity Christian Academy with a sharp 12-3 victory. The win was nothing new for University Christian as they're now sitting on five straight.
Sophia Kardatzke made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Kardatzke was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kate Dell'Alba, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-4. Kylie Shannon was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Providence School has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-12 record this season. As for University Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 17-7.
Providence School might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from University Christian in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kardatzke, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Providence School knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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