Lions
| 04/14/25 @ Parkview Christian Academy | 20 |
| 03/28/25 @ Walther Christian Academy | 14 |
| 04/12/25 @ Streamwood | 13 |
| 04/22/25 vs Alden-Hebron | 10 |
| 04/16/25 vs Aurora East | 10 |
Harvest Christian Academy barely beat Alden-Hebron the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Lions blew past the Green Giants 12-2 on Tuesday. Considering the Lions have won five contests by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Alyssa Burke made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Burke was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, Alayna Booras was a standout: she got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Makayla Richards was another key player, getting on base in two of her three plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Harvest Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in six consecutive matchups.
Harvest Christian Academy's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 5-7. As for Alden-Hebron, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Harvest Christian Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Green Giants: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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