Christian Home Educators Fellowship's game two weeks ago was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Good Samaritan HomeSchool Hornets. That's more bragging rights for Christian Home Educators Fellowship, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Faith Haddad spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Hannah Essick was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Maska, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Good Samaritan HomeSchool's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kinley Fife, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Good Samaritan HomeSchool didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Christian Home Educators Fellowship only tossed six.
Christian Home Educators Fellowship's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Good Samaritan HomeSchool, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Christian Home Educators Fellowship will take on Faith Training Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Faith Training Christian Academy: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home, while Christian Home Educators Fellowship has snatched up ten consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season. As for Good Samaritan HomeSchool, they will face off against Acadiana Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Good Samaritan HomeSchool is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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