King's Christian is 0-10 against Atlantic Christian since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. King's Christian will head out on the road to take on the Atlantic Christian Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as King's Christian comes in on three and Atlantic Christian on seven.
In what's become a running theme this season, King's Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against Gloucester County Christian as King's Christian made off with an 18-2 win.
Bridget Levandoski made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Levandoski has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Levandoski was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, King's Christian got a massive performance out of Ava Garcia, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lily Welsh, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Atlantic Christian stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Cumberland Christian with a sharp 17-3 victory.
The team relied heavily on Taylor Sutton, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Vera Huff was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
King's Christian is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Atlantic Christian, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Monday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. King's Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .459. However, it's not like Atlantic Christian struggles in that department as they've averaged .327. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
King's Christian might still be hurting after the 16-4 defeat they got from Atlantic Christian when the teams last played last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Atlantic Christian's Ava Nixon, who struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Now that King's Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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