The Montgomery Academy Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Alabama Christian Academy Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Montgomery Academy will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Monday, Montgomery Academy suffered a tough 18-1 loss at the hands of Saint James. That's two games in a row now that Montgomery Academy has lost by exactly 17 runs.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Alabama Christian Academy, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Monday. They put the hurt on Trinity Presbyterian with a sharp 10-1 win on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Alabama Christian Academy considering their one-run performance the game before.
Izzy Warrick was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Warrick has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Warrick was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Alabama Christian Academy got a big performance out of Madolyn Traywick, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Campbell Hammett, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Montgomery Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Alabama Christian Academy, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-14-1.
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