After losing to Lafayette Central Catholic the last time they met, Faith Christian decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Faith Christian Eagles walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Lafayette Central Catholic Knights on Thursday.
Izzy Scott made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Scott was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Ella Bolton and Keely Frier did most of the damage at the plate: Bolton went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double, while Frier scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Lafayette Central Catholic's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ellie Walter, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Lafayette Central Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Faith Christian only tossed four.
Faith Christian's win bumped their record up to 6-14. As for Lafayette Central Catholic, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which is still a better percentage than their 5-16 record this season.
Faith Christian is on the road again on Monday to play Clinton Central at 5:30 p.m. Clinton Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season. As for Lafayette Central Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against North Montgomery at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Lafayette Central Catholic is facing North Montgomery at the right time seeing as North Montgomery is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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