Whitefield Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the St. Francis Knights at 5:30 p.m. Whitefield Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Whitefield Academy made easy work of Northview and carried off a 19-6 victory. The result was nothing new for the WolfPack, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Cece Springfield was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. That's the most home runs she has posted since back in October of 2023. She was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Whitefield Academy got a massive performance out of Ellery Brown, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Annabelle Gallacher, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Whitefield Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northview only posted a batting average of .375.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last four games, St. Francis finally came back down to earth on Saturday. They lost 10-0 to Providence Christian Academy. The Knights' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
The win got Whitefield Academy back to even at 6-6. As for St. Francis, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-5.
St. Francis' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Whitefield Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for St. Francis, though, as they've been averaging only 4.2. Will Whitefield Academy keep running through batters, or will St. Francis buck the trend?
Whitefield Academy skirted past St. Francis 4-3 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Whitefield Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Francis turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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