It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Whitefield Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the St. Francis Knights 8-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for the WolfPack.
Cece Springfield made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over eight innings while giving up six earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. Springfield was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Haley Holland, who went 4-for-5 with three runs, two doubles, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Kensley Killimett, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Whitefield Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Francis only posted a batting average of .250.
Whitefield Academy now has a winning record of 7-6. As for St. Francis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.
Whitefield Academy will welcome King's Ridge Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Francis, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Riverwood at 5:30 p.m. Riverwood is coming into the game with three straight wins at home, so St. Francis will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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