Oak Level Baptist Academy is on a 14-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Forsyth Home Educators is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Oak Level Baptist Academy Conquerors will take on the Forsyth Home Educators Hawks at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Oak Level Baptist Academy's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Thursday, when they got past Lee Park Prep's usually-dominant pitching crew. Oak Level Baptist Academy blew past Lee Park Prep 10-4.
Haley Inman was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Inman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Inman was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Keira Bell was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Bell is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Angel Walker, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Forsyth Home Educators' hitters rose to the challenge against a Cardinals pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.56 points allowed on Friday. Forsyth Home Educators' pitcher stepped up to hand Charity Christian a 14-0 shutout.
Abigail Smith and Rachel Petusky did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Petusky went 3-for-4 with a home run and five RBI.
Oak Level Baptist Academy's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Forsyth Home Educators, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Oak Level Baptist Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Forsyth Home Educators struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Oak Level Baptist Academy skirted past Forsyth Home Educators 5-3 when the teams last played back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Smith, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Oak Level Baptist Academy still be able to contain Smith? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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