The Kings Christian Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Laton Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
Kings Christian's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Wonderful College Prep Academy out 1-0.
Meanwhile, Laton put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 24-12 margin over Alpaugh. Laton's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Evelyn Buttle was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and eight unearned) runs off five hits. Buttle has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Buttle was also solid in the batter's box, scoring four runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Madison Heffley was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, eight RBI, and four runs. Haylee Duran was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Kings Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Laton, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-8.
Kings Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Laton in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 11-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kings Christian since the squad 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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