
Conquerors
03/29/25 @ Santa Rosa Christian | 26 |
02/25/25 @ Booker T. Washington | 22 |
03/14/25 vs East Hill Christian | 19 |
03/28/25 @ East Hill Christian | 16 |
03/13/25 vs Aletheia Christian Academy | 16 |
After losing to Atmore Christian the last time they met, West Florida Baptist Academy decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Conquerors blew past the Rams 19-5 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Conquerors, who have now won nine matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Emery Burke and Stella Moore did most of the damage at the plate: Burke scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Moore scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Those four runs gave Burke a new career-high. Ruby Gifford also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
West Florida Baptist Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .674. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .515 or higher in three consecutive games.
West Florida Baptist Academy pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.3 runs over those games. As for Atmore Christian, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Florida Baptist Academy will head out to face off against Rocky Bayou Christian at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Atmore Christian, they will venture away from home to square off against Santa Rosa Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Santa Rosa Christian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 17.25 runs per game on average), something Atmore Christian will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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