The Foundation Christian Academy Panthers will take on the Lakeland Christian Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Foundation Christian Academy will be strutting in after a win while Lakeland Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Foundation Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past All Saints' Academy 14-7. Foundation Christian Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matches by seven runs or more this season.
Raeghan Ramsey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Ramsey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ramsey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Makayla Howard was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Raegan Goble, who scored four runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lakeland Christian came up short against Tampa Catholic on Thursday and fell 12-8. Lakeland Christian has struggled against Tampa Catholic recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Cali Thornton was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Paityn Donalson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Foundation Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-10 record this season. As for Lakeland Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-3.
Foundation Christian Academy suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Lakeland Christian in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lakeland Christian's Riley Merritt, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Now that Foundation Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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