After a string of five wins, Liberty Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took an 11-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mintz Christian Academy Lions.
Hayden Newkirk was cooking despite her team's loss, getting three hits. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Lanier, who scored two runs off of two hits.
Even though they lost, Liberty Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of 9.000. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
On Mintz Christian Academy's side, Sadie Parrish made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up six earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Parrish was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, Raegan Cooke was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. Mahayla Bell was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Liberty Christian Academy's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for Mintz Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Liberty Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Pamlico Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty Christian Academy is facing Pamlico Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Pamlico Christian Academy is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Mintz Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Columbus Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. Mintz Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 14.8 runs per game this season.
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