With a playoff game on the line, Wesleyan Christian Academy rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Ravenscroft Ravens with a sharp 16-2 win. Considering Wesleyan Christian Academy has won seven games by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
SK Carr and Alexis Emery made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Carr tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Emery tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Carr has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Carr went 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles, while Emery got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kayla Raimondi, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Mackenzie Smith, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Ravenscroft's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole MacKinnon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Wesleyan Christian Academy's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-8-1. As for Ravenscroft, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.
Wesleyan Christian Academy will head out on the road to challenge Covenant Day at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Covenant Day will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. Ravenscroft does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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