It was a good run, but Charity Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell victim to a tough 12-0 loss at the hands of the Forsyth Home Educators Hawks. The matchup marked the first time this season in which Charity Christian was not able to get on the board.
Molly Carpenter made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases. Carpenter is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least two every time she's taken the field this season.
Even though they lost, Charity Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Forsyth Home Educators only tossed five.
On Forsyth Home Educators' side, Abigail Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Smith was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Izzy Martinez looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Rachel Petusky was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and a triple. Ella Beaver was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Charity Christian fell to 5-1. As for Forsyth Home Educators, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Charity Christian will head out on the road to square off against Lake Lure Classical Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Charity Christian is facing Lake Lure Classical Academy at the right time seeing as Lake Lure Classical Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Forsyth Home Educators, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Union Grove Christian at 3:30 p.m. Union Grove Christian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.63 runs per game on average), something Forsyth Home Educators will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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