Summit Christian Academy has gone 9-1 against St. Michael the Archangel recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Summit Christian Academy Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the St. Michael the Archangel Guardians at 4:30 p.m. St. Michael the Archangel took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Summit Christian Academy, who comes in off a win.
Summit Christian Academy took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Sherwood as Summit Christian Academy made off with a 12-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Karli Miller made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Breonna Batchelor was incredible, going 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Reagan Crooks, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Summit Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sherwood only posted an OBP of .136.
Meanwhile, St. Michael the Archangel suffered their biggest loss since August 31st on Wednesday. They lost 8-2 to Lafayette County. The Guardians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Michael the Archangel saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophie Young, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Summit Christian Academy's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for St. Michael the Archangel, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-8.
Summit Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Michael the Archangel when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Summit Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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