Lighthouse Private Christian Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Pensacola on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Pensacola Tigers by a score of 9-8.
Fianna K was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up eight earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). K was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That home run marked the first that she launched this season.
In other batting news, Kilee M made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole Four bases. while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah G, who scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-3.
Lighthouse Private Christian Academy has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season. Pensacola's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6.
Lighthouse Private Christian Academy will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Pine Forest at 6:00 p.m. on March 24th. As for Pensacola, they will square off against Destin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Destin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
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