The Greenbrier Christian Academy Gators are taking a road trip to face off against the Nandua Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Greenbrier Christian Academy is coming into the game hot, having won their last 12 games.
Greenbrier Christian Academy's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Tuesday, when they got past Broadwater Academy's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Gators blew past the Vikings 15-2. The result was nothing new for the Gators, who have now won 12 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Haleigh Murphy made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Murphy was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Katelyn Balka, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Bayleigh Kahiler, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Greenbrier Christian Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Nandua made easy work of Salisbury Christian on Wednesday and carried off a 14-6 victory.
Greenbrier Christian Academy pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Nandua, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Greenbrier Christian Academy beat Nandua 5-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Gators 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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