After a string of 13 wins dating back to last season, High Point Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the Southern Alamance Patriots by a score of 8-7.
Blakely Bowman and Kerri Langfitt stepped up to the plate in a big way. Bowman scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-4, while Langfitt scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Bowman is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last seven games she's played. Another player making a difference was Hailey Allred, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
High Point Christian Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-1. As for Southern Alamance, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
High Point Christian Academy is on the road again on Saturday to play South Granville at 4:00 p.m. High Point Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so South Granville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Southern Alamance, they will be playing at home against Orange at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Orange will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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