The Oakland Christian Lancers will head out on the road to challenge the Plymouth Christian Academy Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Oakland Christian is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Parkway Christian (and have done all season long). Everything went Oakland Christian's way against Parkway Christian two weeks ago as Oakland Christian made off with a 16-0 win.
Meanwhile, Plymouth Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Bishop Foley on Friday, taking the game 4-1.
Clara Groen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Groen has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Groen was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Olivia Botosan, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Oakland Christian pushed their record up to 6-4 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Plymouth Christian Academy, their record now sits at 23-4.
Oakland Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Plymouth Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. Will Oakland Christian repeat their success, or does Plymouth Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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