Ezekiel Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the East Central HomeSchool Patriots a 19-0 shutout. Considering Ezekiel Academy has won six games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Sarah Vick made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Vick was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Ezekiel Academy got a massive performance out of Lauryn Darnell, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Addie Newell was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Ezekiel Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs per game. As for East Central HomeSchool, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Ezekiel Academy has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Fort Dale Academy at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Ezekiel Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for East Central HomeSchool, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Ezekiel Academy at 4:00 p.m. on April 5th.
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