With a playoff game on the line, Central Arkansas Christian rose to the challenge on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Quitman Bulldogs 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Central Arkansas Christian.
Kayla Myers made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits. Myers has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Myers was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Myers wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Addie Browning, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Central Arkansas Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for Quitman, their loss dropped their record down to 24-8.
Central Arkansas Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Quitman, they will head out on the road to square off against Bauxite at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Bauxite is on a ten-game streak of home wins, Quitman a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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