The Christian Liberty Chargers will face off against the St. Edward Green Wave at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Christian Liberty is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They lost 32-22 to Harvest Christian Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (13), the Chargers still had to take the loss.
Christian Liberty got a massive performance out of Ruby Greenwood, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with six stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. Those RBI marked the first that Greenwood has brought in this season. Another player making a difference was Sophia Randesi, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with seven stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Edward came up short against Wheaton Academy on Monday, falling 15-6.
Sarah Gurley made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Francesca Buono, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
St. Edward now has a losing record of 9-10. As for Christian Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Christian Liberty has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Edward struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Christian Liberty might still be hurting after the 13-3 loss they got from St. Edward in their previous meeting back in April. Will the Chargers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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