King's Ridge Christian has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will host the Walker Wolverines at 5:30 p.m. King's Ridge Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, King's Ridge Christian made easy work of Holy Innocents Episcopal and carried off a 15-7 win.
Karina French made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. French was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Josie Fratesi was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and six RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Emmie Fratesi, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, King's Ridge Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holy Innocents Episcopal only tossed two.
Meanwhile, Walker came up short against Mount Paran Christian on Tuesday, falling 18-1. The Wolverines haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Dylan Koppel made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run.
King's Ridge Christian's victory bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Walker, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
King's Ridge Christian suffered a grim 17-8 defeat to Walker when the teams last played back in September of 2018. Can King's Ridge Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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