Crescent City hasn't had much luck against Hawthorne recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Crescent City Raiders will take on the Hawthorne Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Crescent City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Crescent City made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Pine Ridge, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Crescent City was the clear victors by a 13-4 margin over Pine Ridge on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Raiders needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Caylee Goff spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on five hits.
April Morales
| 03/04/25 @ Pine Ridge | 3 |
| 02/20/25 vs Warner Christian Academy | 2 |
| 04/05/24 @ Warner Christian Academy | 2 |
| 02/23/24 vs Warner Christian Academy | 2 |
| 02/13/25 vs Tavares | 1 |
At the plate, Crescent City let Macy Stuckey and April Morales run wild. Stuckey fired off two home runs, three runs, and one triple while going 4-for-5, while Morales scored three runs and stole Five bases. while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Morales a new career-high in hits (three). Ayrianna Back also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Crescent City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pine Ridge only posted a batting average of .200.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Hawthorne was a bit more limited in their game two weeks ago. They came up short against Peniel Baptist Academy, falling 17-1.
Hawthorne saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alaina Auld, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Hawthorne's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Crescent City, their win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5.
Crescent City might still be hurting after the 21-2 defeat they got from Hawthorne when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Crescent City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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