Christian Academy-Louisville's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They blew past the Christian Educational Consortium Cougars 11-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Christian Academy-Louisville considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Makenzie King was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). King was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Allie Carter and Samantha Durston did most of the damage at the plate: Carter scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Durston scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Ava Bindner was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Christian Academy-Louisville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-18 record this season. As for Christian Educational Consortium, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Christian Academy-Louisville will challenge Ballard at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Christian Educational Consortium, they will head out on the road to take on Butler at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Butler has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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