Covenant Academy extended their losing streak to four on Saturday, dropping them down to 3-13. They came up short against the Citizens Christian Academy Patriots, falling 12-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-4 on Saturday.
As for Citizens Christian Academy, the victory was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 19-1. Considering they have won 14 matchups by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
For Citizens Christian Academy's part, Skyler Woods made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and not a single walk). Those seven strikeouts gave Woods a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
In other batting news, Citizens Christian Academy got a big performance out of Mason Spivey, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs Spivey has posted over his last ten contests. Another player making a difference was Gray McLean, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Coming up, Covenant Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Fullington Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Rams will need to watch out since the Trojans have now posted at least ten runs in their last three games. As for Citizens Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Robert Toombs Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Crusaders have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.21 runs per game on average), something the Patriots will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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