Warriors
| 03/27/25 vs St. Joseph Central | 1 |
| 03/24/25 vs Van | 12 |
| 03/22/25 vs Wirt County | 19 |
| 03/22/25 vs Wirt County | 5 |
The Cross Lanes Christian Warriors will take on the Elliott County Lions at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cross Lanes Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Cross Lanes Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against St. Joseph Central on Thursday. They came up short against the Irish, falling 8-1. The loss was the Warriors' first of the season.
Cross Lanes Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elliet Malcomb, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Malcomb also put up a double, which was her first of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elliott County). They never let Morgan County get on the board and left with an 18-0 win on Friday. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Claire Whitley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in May of 2024. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. What's more, she posted three RBI, the most she's had since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Kam Sturgill was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three stolen bases, and four runs. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinley Offill, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Elliott County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Morgan County only posted an OBP of .294.
Elliott County's win bumped their record up to 3-7. As for Cross Lanes Christian, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Elliott County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cross Lanes Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .327. It's a different story for Elliott County, though, as they've only averaged .214. Will they be able to contain Cross Lanes Christian's hitters?
Cross Lanes Christian suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Elliott County in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will Cross Lanes Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
