The Temple Christian Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy Ospreys at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Temple Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Temple Christian narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past United Christian Academy 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Temple Christian.
Millie Cundiff spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Temple Christian back in April. Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Temple Christian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Temple Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy when the teams last played back in April, winning 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Temple Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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