After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Calumet Christian, Grace Christian Academy was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over the St. Anne Cardinals. This was payback for Grace Christian Academy, who suffered an 11-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Natalie Dalton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Dalton has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Dalton was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lexi Salazar was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run. Angelina Larsen was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On St. Anne's side, Lily Fox made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Grace Christian Academy's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9. As for St. Anne, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-15.
Grace Christian Academy will look to defend their home field on Monday against Donovan at 4:30 p.m. As for St. Anne, they will head out on the road to square off against Illinois Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Illinois Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
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