Trinity Christian is 4-0 against First Preparatory Christian Academy since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Trinity Christian Crusaders will welcome the First Preparatory Christian Academy Highlanders at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Trinity Christian has three straight wins, First Preparatory Christian Academy has 21 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Trinity Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Twiggs Academy a 20-0 shutout on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
MG Alligood and Allie Baggett made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Alligood pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Baggett pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, Alligood also racked up two strikeouts, the mostshe's had since back in August of 2023. At bat, Alligood scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Baggett scored a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Madison Lowery was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and three runs. What's more, she also posted a .750 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Brinley Vinson, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Trinity Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .677. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 36% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 45.2%.
Meanwhile, First Preparatory Christian Academy lost 18-1 to David Emanuel Academy on Tuesday.
Trinity Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for First Preparatory Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Trinity Christian's way against First Preparatory Christian Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2021, as Trinity Christian made off with a 17-0 win. Does Trinity Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will First Preparatory Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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