Chelsea barely beat Briarwood Christian the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Chelsea Hornets' pitchers stepped up to hand the Briarwood Christian Lions a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. Considering the Hornets have won four games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Grant Hill looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Aiden Hughes and Paxton Stallings did most of the damage at the plate: Hughes scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Stallings went 3-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Another player making a difference was Chase Lackey, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Chelsea always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Hornets
| 03/06/25 @ Briarwood Christian | 10-0 |
| 02/28/25 vs Gardendale | 2-1 |
| 02/25/25 @ Mountain Brook | 6-0 |
| 02/22/25 @ St. Paul's Episcopal | 11-2 |
| 02/22/25 vs Spanish Fort | 6-5 |
| 02/21/25 vs Mobile Christian | 4-2 |
The win (which was Chelsea's sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Briarwood Christian, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-6 record.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Chelsea will square off against Smiths Station at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Chelsea's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Smiths Station's hitters will have their work cut out for them. We've got a battle between Lions coming up.
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