The Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Charity Christian Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy will head into Monday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Pinnacle Classical Academy on Monday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 17-point defeat they were dealt back in March. Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy fell just short of Pinnacle Classical Academy by a score of 6-4. Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Charity Christian stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Lake Lure Classical Academy 15-1. The high-scoring effort was just what Charity Christian needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Mattie Laflin and Molly Carpenter did most of the damage at the plate: Laflin got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and a double, while Carpenter went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Carpenter has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ally Oquinn, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2. As for Charity Christian, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy might still be hurting after the 17-0 defeat they got from Charity Christian in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Laflin, who scored four runs while going 5-for-5. Now that Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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