Southern Christian has been on the road for 27 straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Evangel Christian Lightning at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Southern Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Southern Christian had to settle for a 9-8 loss against Ezekiel Academy.
Cason Oswald put in work no matter where she played. She pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits (she also only allowed one walk). Oswald has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Oswald was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Caylin Oswald made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Chloe Oswald, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Evangel Christian had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Warriors a 17-0 shutout. Evangel Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four games by 13 runs or more this season.
Southern Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 15-11-1. As for Evangel Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-1-2 record this season.
Southern Christian took their victory against Evangel Christian in their previous meeting back in February by a conclusive 14-1. Does Southern Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Evangel Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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