The Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders will head out on the road to square off against the Wilmington Christian Academy Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Harrells Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Harrells Christian Academy's 14-5 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell just short of Wayne Christian by a score of 8-6 on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Harrells Christian Academy in their matchups with Wayne Christian: they've now lost seven in a row.
Harrells Christian Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sabrina Batts, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Batts has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Cannon, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wilmington Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. Their rough 15-0 loss to Freedom Christian Academy might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that Wilmington Christian Academy has lost by exactly 15 runs.
Harrells Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Wilmington Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
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