The Briarcrest Christian Saints will challenge the Northpoint Christian Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Briarcrest Christian has given up an average of 9.3 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Briarcrest Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Collierville on Tuesday. They came up short against the Dragons, falling 15-1. The Saints have struggled against the Dragons recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
Briarcrest Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Erwin, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double.
Meanwhile, Northpoint Christian entered their tilt with First Assembly Christian on Tuesday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Crusaders a 19-0 shutout. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matches by seven runs or more this season.
Ada Woodruff was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ella Myrick, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Faith Ryan, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Northpoint Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .840. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in nine consecutive games.
Northpoint Christian's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Briarcrest Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Briarcrest Christian suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Northpoint Christian in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Saints have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
