Wiregrass hasn't had much luck against Evangel Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Wiregrass Kings will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Evangel Christian Lightning at 4:00 p.m.
Monday just wasn't the day for Wiregrass' offense. They came up short against Ezekiel Academy on Monday, falling 18-0. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Kings' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Evangel Christian). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Trinity Christian Homeschool a 20-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Lightning haven't had any issues with Trinity Christian Homeschool recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Emma Jones was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits.
In other batting news, Makayla Cranford was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in home runs (two). Raylee Evans was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs.
Evangel Christian hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in seven consecutive matchups.
Evangel Christian's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Wiregrass, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Wiregrass suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Evangel Christian in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Wiregrass avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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