Elk Valley Christian stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Meadow Bridge Wildcats a 17-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Elk Valley Christian.
Avery Evans and Emily Edwards were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Evans struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Edwards pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Evans has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. At the plate, Evans went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and a triple, while Edwards scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maddy Swor, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Myka Petry was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a double.
Elk Valley Christian's win bumped their record up to 12-3. As for Meadow Bridge, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Elk Valley Christian has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Grace Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Meadow Bridge, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 19-12 loss vs. Nitro on the 27th.
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