It was a good run, but Temple Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell victim to a rough 14-1 defeat at the hands of the Fuqua Falcons. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Temple Christian in their matchups with Fuqua: they've now lost seven in a row.
Temple Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Millie Cundiff, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI. Cundiff has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On Fuqua's side, Marissa Dempsey made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and not a single walk). Dempsey was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Kenna Schmidt was incredible, going 5-for-5 with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Collins Easter, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5.
Temple Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2. As for Fuqua, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Temple Christian will be playing at home against Liberty Christian at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Temple Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Fuqua, they will be playing at home against Brunswick Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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