Village Christian Academy is 0-10 against Freedom Christian Academy since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Village Christian Academy Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Freedom Christian Academy Patriots at 4:00 p.m.
Village Christian Academy is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They lost 19-4 to Fayetteville Christian.
Meanwhile, Freedom Christian Academy put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Harrells Christian Academy 13-2. Freedom Christian Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Victoria Bryant was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Bryant has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Bryant was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Genesis Lebron, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Rylan Miller, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Village Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Freedom Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 19-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Village Christian Academy suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Freedom Christian Academy in their previous meeting last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Miller, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Now that Village Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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