In what's become a running theme this season, Emmanuel Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Poplar Springs Atomics a 20-0 shutout. While fans of Emmanuel Christian might be used to big wins, the 20-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Ava Karabin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Karabin was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, Emmanuel Christian got a massive performance out of Lizzie Stewart, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Kalyn Brown, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On Poplar Springs' side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marissa Bollon, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Poplar Springs hit smart and finished the game with only a strikeout. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Emmanuel Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2-1 record this season. As for Poplar Springs, they dropped their record down to 0-6-1 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Emmanuel Christian will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Geneva County at 4:30 p.m. on April 2nd. As for Poplar Springs, they will head out on the road to challenge Ponce De Leon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ponce De Leon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season.
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