While Summit Christian Academy put up some runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for Lafayette County. The Summit Christian Academy Eagles blew past the Lafayette County Huskers 7-0. Considering the Eagles have won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Karli Miller made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 16 over six innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Katchen Gillihan was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Reagan Crooks, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Summit Christian Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive matches.
Summit Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 13-3. As for Lafayette County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season.
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles faces off against West Platte at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Summit Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so West Platte's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lafayette County, they will take on Knob Noster at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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