On Wednesday, the Harvest Christian Academy Lions got the win against the Willows Academy Eagles by a conclusive 13-3. That's two games straight that Harvest Christian Academy has won by exactly ten runs.
Mackenzie Richards made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Richards was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, McKenna Nestrick was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Makayla Richards, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Harvest Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-9 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Harvest Christian Academy will challenge Streamwood at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Willows Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Christian Liberty at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Willows Academy is facing Christian Liberty at the right time seeing as Christian Liberty is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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