Stone Ridge Christian came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Venture Academy Mustangs a 12-0 shutout. Stone Ridge Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Cali Cole was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Cole has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Cole was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Amy Villa was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Leah Mooneyham, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Venture Academy's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tiffany Bruss, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Stone Ridge Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-1 record this season. As for Venture Academy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4.
Stone Ridge Christian will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Elliot Christian at 4:00 p.m. Stone Ridge Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Venture Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Ripon Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Ripon Christian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.78 runs per game on average), something Venture Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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