Concord Christian is 0-9 against Christian Academy of Knoxville since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Concord Christian Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Christian Academy of Knoxville Warriors at 5:30 p.m.
Concord Christian is is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They lost 13-5 to Knoxville Catholic.
Cortlyn Hedger was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Athena Lester was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Christian Academy of Knoxville put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against King's Academy as Christian Academy of Knoxville made off with a 15-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Christian Academy of Knoxville.
Emily Bogoski made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Bogoski has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Bogoski was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Grier Duggar was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Halle Bedwell, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Concord Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Christian Academy of Knoxville, their win bumped their record up to 12-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Concord Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Christian Academy of Knoxville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Concord Christian suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Christian Academy of Knoxville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Concord Christian, Addison Smith (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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