Portsmouth Christian fell victim to Greenbrier Christian Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 13-0 to the Greenbrier Christian Academy Gators. The loss continues a trend for Portsmouth Christian in their matchups with Greenbrier Christian Academy: they've now lost seven in a row.
For Greenbrier Christian Academy's part, nobody will forget Haleigh Murphy's heroic performance anytime soon (especially Portsmouth Christian's batters): she turned in a perfect game. Murphy has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cora Smith, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Katelyn Balka was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Portsmouth Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Greenbrier Christian Academy, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 16-3.
While Portsmouth Christian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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