The Evangelical Christian Sentinels will face off against the University Christian Christians at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Evangelical Christian sitting on ten straight victories and University Christian on seven.
Evangelical Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Academy at the Lakes a 5-0 shutout. Give Evangelical Christian's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Academy at the Lakes' batters probably weren't too happy with Zoe Yzaguirre, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 12 Ks (she gave up a single walk). Yzaguirre has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Evangelical Christian let Makayla Jakubuwski and Keaunna Green loose on the outfield. Jakubuwski went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run, while Green scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Green hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Makenzie Thompson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, University Christian was able to grind out a solid win over John Carroll Catholic on Tuesday, taking the game 4-1.
Sophia Kardatzke spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up 15 Ks.
On the hitting side, University Christian's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Elissa Murdock, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Evangelical Christian pushed their record up to 27-2 with that win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. As for University Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Evangelical Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like University Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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