City of Life Christian Academy proved they can win big last Friday (they won by ten) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Morningside Academy Eagles 6-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as City of Life Christian Academy also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
The team relied heavily on Aliyah Fletcher, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Jasmine Ortiz, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Morningside Academy's side, Trinity Richards was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Addyson Brown was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Morningside Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
City of Life Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Morningside Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
City of Life Christian Academy will head out on the road to square off against Kathleen at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. City of Life Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season. As for Morningside Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Berean Christian at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Berean Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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