The Timothy Christian Trojans will challenge the Wheaton Academy Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Timothy Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Timothy Christian will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating IC Catholic Prep, who they had gone 0-7 against in their seven prior meetings. The Trojans came out on top against the Knights by a score of 6-3 on Monday.
Maci Woerner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Woerner was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Chloe Wetterquist and Lauren Kottke did most of the damage at the plate: Wetterquist went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Kottke went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Timothy Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as IC Catholic Prep only posted a batting average of .192.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wheaton Academy). They blew past Parkview Christian Academy 31-4 on Thursday. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
Wheaton Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.8 runs over those games. As for Timothy Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
Everything went Timothy Christian's way against Wheaton Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Timothy Christian made off with an 11-3 win. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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