Softball Recap: Central Academy Find Success

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

04/08/25 vs Forest Hills	15-0
04/03/25 @ Piedmont	5-16
04/02/25 @ Sun Valley	3-13
04/01/25 vs Cuthbertson	2-5
03/27/25 vs Anson	10-9

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Piedmont, Central Academy was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Forest Hills Yellow Jackets a 15-0 shutout. With that victory, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.

Addison Crawford made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple was her first of the season.

In other batting news, Kieryn Peters and Emma Hunt did most of the damage at the plate: Peters went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Hunt went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave Hunt a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Melanie Jones, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Central Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Forest Hills only posted a batting average of .000.

The win got Central Academy back to even at 8-8. As for Forest Hills, they dropped their record down to 1-15 with the loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Central Academy didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 17-1 victory against Monroe on the 10th. As for Forest Hills, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 12-5 defeat against Anson on the 10th.