Citizens Christian Academy came tearing into Monday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the First Preparatory Christian Academy Highlanders a 17-0 shutout. Considering the Patriots have won 11 matches by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Emy Lowery made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lowery was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Citizens Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Cadence Cravey, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Cravey is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Brilynn Waldron, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Citizens Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .680. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Citizens Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for First Preparatory Christian Academy, they are on a 24-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12.
Citizens Christian Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against First Preparatory Christian Academy: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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