The Plainview Bears will square off against the Alabama Christian Academy Eagles on Thursday. Plainview is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
Plainview is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Weaver (and have done all season long). Plainview's pitchers stepped up to hand Weaver an 8-0 shutout on Wednesday. Give Plainview's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Alabama Christian Academy rose to the challenge on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Bobcats out 9-8. With that victory, Alabama Christian Academy brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Izzy Warrick made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up six earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Warrick has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Warrick was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Campbell Hammett was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Annabelle Pugh was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Plainview is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season. As for Alabama Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 16-20 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
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