Laurel Christian came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Sylva Bay Academy Saints onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Lions, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Laurel Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gracie Blackwell, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. With that strong performance, Blackwell is now averaging an impressive 5.4 strikeouts per game.
Laurel Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 19 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Laurel Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Sylva Bay Academy, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Laurel Christian is on the road again on Friday to play Lamar Christian at 6:30 p.m. Laurel Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Lamar Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Sylva Bay Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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