Trinity Valley pushed their score all the way to 13 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell victim to a rough 23-13 defeat at the hands of the Nazarene Christian Academy Lions. Trinity Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Nazarene Christian Academy's part, Gracyn Whitsell made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Whitsell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Whitsell was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Nazarene Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Emmie Martin, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Savannah Spangler, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and a double.
Trinity Valley now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Nazarene Christian Academy, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-4.
Trinity Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nazarene Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Texoma Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Nazarene Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last 11 matches.
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