The Chelsea Hornets will venture away from home to square off against the American Christian Academy Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Chelsea is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Chelsea is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Moody, who was ranked 16th at the time (Chelsea was ranked 19th). The Hornets lost 9-1 to the Blue Devils on Monday.
Caroline Brown made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, American Christian Academy hadn't done well against Brookwood recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Patriots' pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers a 5-0 shutout.
American Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-15 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Chelsea, their defeat dropped their record down to 26-14-2.
Chelsea was able to grind out a solid win over American Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 7-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hornets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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