Lockland is 1-8-1 against Cincinnati Christian since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lockland Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Cincinnati Christian Cougars at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Lockland had to settle for a 15-14 loss against Cincinnati Country Day. Lockland has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jaylah Smith made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 4-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Amiya Jefferson was another key contributor, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Lockland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .447. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cincinnati Country Day only posted a batting average of .242.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Cincinnati Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-3 walloping at the hands of Norwood. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Cincinnati Christian has scored all season.
Cincinnati Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Starks, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
Lockland's record now sits at 0-2. As for Cincinnati Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-1.
Lockland might still be hurting after the 20-0 loss they got from Cincinnati Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2021. Thankfully for Lockland, Briahna Bush (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 15 over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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