In what's become a running theme this season, Southwest Christian School gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Fort Worth Christian Cardinals a 16-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Southwest Christian School, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Evan Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Smith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Karis Jones, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Rachel Swenson was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
The win made it two in a row for Southwest Christian School and bumps their season record up to 18-7. As for Fort Worth Christian, their loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-3.
Southwest Christian School will have a chance to go back-to-back against Fort Worth Christian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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