The Charity Christian Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Charity Christian will be strutting in after a win while Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Charity Christian stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They came out on top against Community Christian Academy by a score of 14-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-scoring effort was just what Charity Christian needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Mattie Laflin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Laflin was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 4-for-3.
In other batting news, Charity Christian got a massive performance out of Ally Oquinn, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Haiven Falls, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 15-5 to Charity Christian.
Charity Christian's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Charity Christian's way against Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy in their previous matchup last Thursday as Charity Christian made off with a 15-5 win. Will Charity Christian repeat their success, or does Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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