The Lockwood Tigers will face off against the New Heights Christian Academy Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lockwood had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 11-run drubbing they dealt Pierce City on Thursday. The Tigers blew past the Eagles 13-2. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won eight matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Kallie Griffin
| 04/17/25 @ Pierce City | 3 |
| 04/10/25 vs Marionville | 2 |
| 03/28/25 @ Jasper | 2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Billings | 2 |
| 04/18/24 vs Ash Grove | 2 |
Kallie Griffin made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, five RBI, and three runs. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Lockwood got a big performance out of Reese Whitesell, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Peyton Lasater was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Lockwood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Heights Christian Academy). Everything went their way against Verona on Thursday as they made off with a 29-14 win. With that victory, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
New Heights Christian Academy let KALLIE SPENCER and JADYN DEAN run wild. SPENCER got on base in four of her five plate appearances with five stolen bases and five runs, while DEAN got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and one triple. Those stolen bases marked the first that SPENCER has snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of LILY MOORE, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
Lockwood is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. New Heights Christian Academy's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6.
Lockwood came out on top in a nail-biter against New Heights Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
