On Tuesday, Creekside Christian Academy faced Scholars Guild Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Creekside Christian Academy Cougars fell just short of the Scholars Guild Academy Spartans by a score of 9-8. Creekside Christian Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Scholars Guild Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March.
Kyra Ware made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Reagan Daniels was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double.
On Scholars Guild Academy's side, Noelle Boeckman made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Boeckman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Scholars Guild Academy let Madison Kenny and Alannah Maher loose on the outfield. Kenny scored three runs while going 4-for-5, while Maher went 3-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Brooks, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Creekside Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Scholars Guild Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-4.
Creekside Christian Academy will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Lyndon Academy at 5:00 p.m. Creekside Christian Academy is facing Lyndon Academy at the right time seeing as Lyndon Academy is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Scholars Guild Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Young Americans Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Young Americans Christian is coming into the match with three straight losses at home, meaning Scholars Guild Academy will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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