Horizon Christian will head out to face off against the Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Horizon Christian will be strutting in after a win while Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter will be coming in after a defeat.
Horizon Christian made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Heritage Christian, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Horizon Christian put the hurt on Heritage Christian with a sharp 18-2 victory on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Horizon Christian.
Lucy Long made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Long was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with six RBI and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Vanessa Williams, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cayden Marshall, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Horizon Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heritage Christian only posted an OBP of .316.
Meanwhile, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter lost 17-4 to Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory on Tuesday. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Braves recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addie Galbreath, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Horizon Christian, their record now sits at 2-0.
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