The Pungo Christian Academy Raiders will challenge the Lawrence Academy Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Pungo Christian Academy sidestepped Ridgecroft for a 6-4 victory.
Pungo Christian Academy let Emma Hanna and EllaKate Hanna loose on the outfield. Hanna scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Hanna went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Melanie Rutledge, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Lawrence Academy put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Northeast Academy a 15-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Lawrence Academy as they're now sitting on five straight.
Addie Phelps and Samantha Hughson did most of the damage at the plate: Phelps scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Hughson scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Camy Pippens was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Pungo Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 12-3. As for Lawrence Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Pungo Christian Academy has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.5 hits per game. However, it's not like Lawrence Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.3. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Pungo Christian Academy came up short against Lawrence Academy in their previous meeting on Friday, falling 9-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lawrence Academy's Clair Ferebee, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Pungo Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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