The Mount Paran Christian Eagles will take on the Pickens Dragons at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mount Paran Christian's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over River Ridge.
Claire Lussier was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Lussier was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lillie Mae Norton, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Shayna Suttles was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pickens put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on East Hall with a sharp 12-4 win. 12 seems to be a good number for the Dragons as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mount Paran Christian's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Pickens, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
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