The Summit Christian Academy Eagles will face off against the Richmond Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Summit Christian Academy has six straight victories, Richmond has 20 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Summit Christian Academy made easy work of Lincoln College Prep and carried off a 16-1 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.
Reagan Crooks made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Crooks was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Katchen Gillihan was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI and two runs. Another player making a difference was Macy Batchelder, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Summit Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Richmond came up short against Lexington on Thursday, falling 19-4.
Summit Christian Academy's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. As for Richmond, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
Summit Christian Academy took their win against Richmond in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 14-1. Will Summit Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Richmond have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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