Trinity Christian is 4-0 against First Preparatory Christian Academy since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Trinity Christian Crusaders will host the First Preparatory Christian Academy Highlanders at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Trinity Christian has three straight victories, First Preparatory Christian Academy has 21 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Trinity Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Twiggs Academy onto the board and left with a 20-0 win on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
MG Alligood and Allie Baggett were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Alligood pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Baggett tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, Alligood also racked up two strikeouts, the mostshe's had since back in August of 2023. At the plate, Alligood scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Baggett scored a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Madison Lowery was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and three runs. What's more, she also posted a .750 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Brinley Vinson, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Trinity Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .677. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 46.5%.
Meanwhile, First Preparatory Christian Academy lost 18-1 to David Emanuel Academy on Tuesday.
Trinity Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for First Preparatory Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Trinity Christian's way against First Preparatory Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, as Trinity Christian made off with a 17-0 win. Will Trinity Christian repeat their success, or does First Preparatory Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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