The Southern Christian Patriots will be playing at home against the Ezekiel Academy Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southern Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought match, but Southern Christian had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Crenshaw Christian Academy.
Chloe Oswald and Camdyn Oswald stepped up to the plate in a big way. Oswald went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Oswald scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Caylin Oswald, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Ezekiel Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Wiregrass a 22-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Ezekiel Academy, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Lailyn Shelton made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Shelton was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
In other batting news, Lauryn Darnell and Jillian Newell did most of the damage at the plate: Darnell went 3-for-3 with six RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Newell scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Baylee Horn, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Southern Christian's loss dropped their record down to 16-12-1. As for Ezekiel Academy, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-8.
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