Faith Christian and Tri-County are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Faith Christian Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Tri-County Cavaliers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Faith Christian's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against North Newton on Monday. They lost 15-0 to the Spartans. The loss continues a trend for Faith Christian in their matchups with North Newton: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Tri-County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past the Knights 6-5.
Madilyn Nevitt and Grace Luck were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Nevitt didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Luck didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over 4.2 innings pitched. Nevitt has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Nevitt got on base in three of her five plate appearances with a stolen base, while Luck scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ariana Dominguez, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Faith Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Tri-County, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Faith Christian might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Tri-County in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Faith Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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