Oak Hill Academy waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Winona Christian Stars as they made off with a 17-5 win. Considering the Raiders have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kaelyn Pennington was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off 11 hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with five RBI and two runs.
In other batting news, Oak Hill Academy let Mary Crosley Coker and Sally Rhea Chaney loose on the outfield. Coker went 3-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Chaney scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Locke Myers, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oak Hill Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Oak Hill Academy pushed their record up to 10-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Winona Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Oak Hill Academy will head out on the road to take on Winston Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Oak Hill Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten run or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Winston Academy likes a good challenge. Winona Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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