St. George is 0-7 against Evangelical Christian since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. George's Gryphons will head out on the road to square off against the Evangelical Christian Eagles at 4:30 p.m.
St. George's is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering First Assembly Christian just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They suffered a tough 15-8 loss at the hands of the Crusaders.
Avah Lareau and Kaia Vidal did some serious damage despite the final result: Lareau went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run, while Vidal scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Lareau is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracye Thompson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Evangelical Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand First Assembly Christian a 14-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Evangelical Christian sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
St. George's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Evangelical Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season.
St. George's suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Evangelical Christian when the teams last played back in March. Can St. George's avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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