The Maranatha Christian Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Coastal Academy Stingrays at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Maranatha Christian has not struggled against Tri-City Christian recently, they managed to flip the script back in March. Maranatha Christian walked away with an 8-5 win over Tri-City Christian. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Maranatha Christian.
Lillian Visser made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Visser has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Visser was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Hope Fitzherbert was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Coastal Academy waltzed into their game on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 5-1.
Like Maranatha Christian, Coastal Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Kailee Tran. She tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Tran was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grace Carsey, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Ava Alvarez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
The victory got Maranatha Christian back to even at 3-3. As for Coastal Academy, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-9.
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