The Harvest Christian Academy Lions will head out on the road to take on the Hiawatha Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Harvest Christian Academy has given up an average of 12.2 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Wednesday, Harvest Christian Academy made easy work of Lake Forest Academy and carried off a 31-17 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won eight contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Alayna Booras was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Leslie Uriostegui, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with five runs and one stolen base.
Harvest Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Earlville hit Hiawatha with a four-run second inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Hawks lost 8-1 to the Red Raiders. The Hawks have struggled against the Red Raiders recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Hiawatha saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brielle Molloy, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Harvest Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Hiawatha, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Hiawatha's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Harvest Christian Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .356. It's a different story for Hiawatha, though, as they've only averaged .194. Will they be able to contain Harvest Christian Academy's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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