Gloucester County Christian is 0-10 against Atlantic Christian since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Gloucester County Christian Conquerors will head out on the road to square off against the Atlantic Christian Cougars at 4:00 p.m.
Gloucester County Christian lost 23-7 to Calvary Academy on Monday.
Meanwhile, Atlantic Christian came tearing into Saturday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against Doane Academy as they made off with an 8-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Atlantic Christian, who have now won four matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Ava Nixon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Atlantic Christian let Taylor Sutton and Marley Odell loose on the outfield. Sutton scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Odell scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Evangelina Kim was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Gloucester County Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Atlantic Christian, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1-1.
Gloucester County Christian might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Atlantic Christian in their previous matchup on April 15th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nixon, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Now that Gloucester County Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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