The matchup between Fairfield Christian Academy and Grove City Christian on Thursday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Fairfield Christian Academy Knights suffered a rough 17-2 loss at the hands of the Grove City Christian Eagles. Fairfield Christian Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Grove City Christian's part, Ashley Williams made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Williams has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Williams was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Grove City Christian got a massive performance out of Taylor Thacker, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Aubrey Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Fairfield Christian Academy now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Grove City Christian, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.
While Fairfield Christian Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:15 p.m. on Friday.
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