Stone Ridge Christian is 7-0 against Le Grand since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Stone Ridge Christian Knights will take on the Le Grand Bulldogs at 1:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Stone Ridge Christian: 1.9, Le Grand: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Stone Ridge Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Argonaut a 2-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Stone Ridge Christian.
Cali Cole made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Cole has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances. Cole was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Cole wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mackenzie Silva, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Le Grand had already won 15 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.1 runs), and they went ahead and made it 16 on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over the Bruins.
Like Stone Ridge Christian, Le Grand also got a great game from a two-way player: Haiden Priddell. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. Priddell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Ava Avila was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Stone Ridge Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5-1 record this season. As for Le Grand, their record is now 22-2-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Stone Ridge Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Le Grand struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Stone Ridge Christian beat Le Grand 8-3 when the teams last played back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Priddell, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Stone Ridge Christian still be able to contain Priddell? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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