Southwest Christian School is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Friday. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Trinity Christian Lions at 4:30 p.m. Southwest Christian School is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Southwest Christian School proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 12) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Cisco, sneaking past 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted since February 6th.
Evan Smith and Lara Langford made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Smith pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Langford struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. That's the fewest hits Smith has allowed since back in February. At the plate, Smith went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Langford scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Emma Russo, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian never let their opponents score on Thursday. Everything went their way against New Home as Trinity Christian made off with a 9-0 win. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Southwest Christian School pushed their record up to 11-2-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9.4 runs. As for Trinity Christian, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
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