Citizens Christian Academy waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Pinewood Christian Patriots out 18-17. That's two games straight that Citizens Christian Academy has won by just one run.
Emma Gourley was incredible, going 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Arabelle Roberts, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Citizens Christian Academy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most three strikeouts in five consecutive matchups.
Citizens Christian Academy pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Pinewood Christian, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-7 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Citizens Christian Academy will venture away from home to challenge Twiggs Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Citizens Christian Academy is facing Twiggs Academy at the right time seeing as Twiggs Academy is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Pinewood Christian, they are taking a road trip to face off against Westfield School at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pinewood Christian knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten run or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Westfield School likes a good challenge.
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