Venture Academy is 0-10 against Stone Ridge Christian since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Venture Academy Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the Stone Ridge Christian Knights at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Venture Academy lost 16-1 to Big Valley Christian on Tuesday. Venture Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Venture Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tiffany Bruss, who went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Stone Ridge Christian owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They came out on top against Millennium by a score of 2-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Cali Cole was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Cole has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Cole was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Venture Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Stone Ridge Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3-1 record this season.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Venture Academy has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 12.8 hits per game. However, it's not like Stone Ridge Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3.7. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Venture Academy suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Stone Ridge Christian when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cole, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Now that Venture Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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