The Trinity Christian Lions will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Spalding Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Trinity Christian is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against LaGrange. The Lions never let the Grangers get on the board and left with a 9-0 win on Tuesday.
Mary Ruth Adkins made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
Shiloh Stewart
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In other batting news, Shiloh Stewart was excellent, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Makenzie Knowles was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Spalding got the win against Manchester on Saturday by a conclusive 16-0. The Jaguars haven't had any issues with the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Like Trinity Christian, Spalding also got a great game from a two-way player: Abigail Smith. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Smith was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Macie Robertson was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Hallie Cline, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Spalding always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Manchester only posted an OBP of .182.
Trinity Christian took their win against Spalding when the teams last played back in September of 2024 by a conclusive 14-4 score. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Jaguars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
