City of Life Christian Academy has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Morningside Academy Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
City of Life Christian Academy's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Oasis Christian and snuck past 2-0.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Morningside Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They blew past Berean Christian 14-2. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Morningside Academy considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Leigha Race made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Race has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Race was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Morgan Helphrey was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Meghan Enyart, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
City of Life Christian Academy pushed their record up to 12-4 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Morningside Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
City of Life Christian Academy suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Morningside Academy in their previous matchup last Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Race, who struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Now that City of Life Christian 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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