Champion put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Crestview Rebels as the Champion Golden Flashes made off with a 17-6 victory. The result was nothing new for Champion, who have now won seven matches by nine runs or more so far this season.
Gabrielle Gradishar made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gradishar was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last seven times she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isabella Meyer, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Warzala, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Crestview's side, Sadie Halloran made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Eme Cook, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Champion pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Crestview, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Champion will head out on the road to take on Garfield at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Champion: 1.8, Garfield: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Crestview, they will be playing at home against United at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crestview has given up an average of 6.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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