The Fernandina Beach Pirates will square off against the University Christian Christians at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Fernandina Beach is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Bishop Kenny on Thursday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crusaders.
Isabella Bishop spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up 11 Ks.
Meanwhile, University Christian never let their opponents score on Thursday. They put the hurt on Andrew Jackson with a sharp 15-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Christians in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won four in a row.
Dixie Tessier made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in walks (zero). She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one triple, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Elissa Murdock, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three). Lydia Smith was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
University Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Andrew Jackson only posted an OBP of .000.
University Christian pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 13.7 runs. As for Fernandina Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
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