The Lakeway Christian Academy Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Lions on Tuesday. Lakeway Christian Academy's pitchers stepped up to hand King's Academy a 12-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for Lakeway Christian Academy in their matchups with King's Academy: they've now won nine in a row.
While Knoxville Catholic didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past South-Doyle 14-4 on Thursday. The win was just business as usual for the Fighting Irish, who after four games remain undefeated this season.
Caitlin Brooks was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
In other batting news, Knoxville Catholic got a massive performance out of Hadley Troutt, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double. The dominant performance gave Troutt a new career-high in RBI. Emily Lemaster was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Knoxville Catholic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in three consecutive contests.
Knoxville Catholic pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Lakeway Christian Academy, their record now sits at 2-0.
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