The Spirit of Life Christian Academy Eagles will face off against the Community Christian Cyclones at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Spirit of Life Christian Academy sitting on three straight victories and Community Christian on five.
Spirit of Life Christian Academy made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Alpha Academy, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Eagles were the clear victors by an 11-3 margin over the Timberwolves on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won three games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Community Christian beat Ahoskie Christian 10-7 on Monday.
Emilia Macias spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and three unearned) runs on 12 hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Kylee Renfrow was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that she launched this season. Isabella Ford was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Community Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .346 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Community Christian's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Spirit of Life Christian Academy, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Spirit of Life Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 16-1 loss they got from Community Christian in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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