Twiggs Academy hasn't had much luck against Citizens Christian Academy recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Twiggs Academy Trojans will stay at home for another game and welcome the Citizens Christian Academy Patriots at 4:00 p.m.
Twiggs Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Robert Toombs Christian Academy on Monday. They lost 15-0 to the Crusaders. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Trojans' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Citizens Christian Academy entered their tilt with Pinewood Christian on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They skirted past the Patriots 18-17. That's two games straight that Citizens Christian Academy has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Emma Gourley, who went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Arabelle Roberts, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Citizens Christian Academy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most three strikeouts in five consecutive matchups.
Twiggs Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Citizens Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Twiggs Academy suffered a grim 25-0 defeat to Citizens Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in August. Will Twiggs Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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