The Fort Worth Country Day Falcons will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Atlas HomeSchool Rattlers at 6:30 p.m. Fort Worth Country Day will stroll in with a 12 game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their the 23rd matchup with Atlas HomeSchool.
Fort Worth Country Day scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Dallas HSAA Red 12-2. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Fort Worth Country Day with their most commanding win of the season.
Madeline Richey made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Richey was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Fort Worth Country Day let Ryleigh Hall and Emily Klein loose on the outfield. Hall went 3-for-3 with five RBI and a double, while Klein scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Katie Bruce was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Atlas HomeSchool was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They fell just short of All S by a score of 3-2.
Fort Worth Country Day's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Atlas HomeSchool, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2-1.
Fort Worth Country Day came out on top in a nail-biter against Atlas HomeSchool when the teams last played on March 9th, sneaking past 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Atlas HomeSchool's Emma Rasberry, who struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off 11 hits (and not a single walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Fort Worth Country Day still be able to contain Rasberry? There's only one way to find out.
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