Cottage Hill Christian Academy barely beat LeFlore the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cottage Hill Christian Academy Warriors put the hurt on the LeFlore Rattlers with a sharp 13-4 victory on Thursday. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by nine runs or more this season.
Makenzie Gartman
| 02/27/25 vs LeFlore | 8 |
| 04/26/24 vs W.S. Neal | 1 |
| 04/22/24 vs Bayshore Christian | 1 |
| 04/13/24 vs W.S. Neal | 1 |
| 03/19/24 vs St. Michael Catholic | 1 |
Makenzie Gartman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stole at least one in each of the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, Kailynn Hamilton and Ava Schilling did most of the damage at the plate: Hamilton scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Schilling scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Hamilton a new career-high in hits (three). Another player making a difference was Addison Schilling, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Cottage Hill Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .520. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .520 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Cottage Hill Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-1-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs over those games. LeFlore's loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Cottage Hill Christian Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Foley at 4:00 p.m. on March 10th. LeFlore will also get a bit of a break before their next contest: they'll face off against Davidson at 5:00 p.m. on March 10th.
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