Southern Christian lost against Evangel Christian last Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Southern Christian Patriots fell just short of the Evangel Christian Lightning by a score of 4-3. Southern Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chloe Oswald made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Caylin Oswald was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Evangel Christian's side, Sammie Myers spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up 12 Ks.
At the plate, Gracelynn Shackleford was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Willa Bedsole, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Southern Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 19-15-1. As for Evangel Christian, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 12-1-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southern Christian will challenge Springwood at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southern Christian is facing Springwood at the right time seeing as Springwood is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Evangel Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Ezekiel Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ezekiel Academy is on a five-game streak of home wins, Evangel Christian a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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