With a playoff game on the line, Capital Christian rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the Ponderosa Bruins. The victory was nothing new for Capital Christian as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Ayla Tuua made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Tuua has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Tuua was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Tuua wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bree Johnson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Capital Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-2-1 record this season. As for Ponderosa, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-6.
Capital Christian is on the road again on Saturday to play Oakdale at 1:00 p.m. Capital Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. Ponderosa does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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