In what's become a running theme this season, Foothills Christian gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Everything went their way against the Classical Academy Caimans as the Foothills Christian Knights made off with an 11-1 victory. That's two games straight that Foothills Christian has won by exactly ten runs.
Emma Romeka was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Romeka has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Romeka was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Hannah Mroz was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Emerie Ortiz was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On Classical Academy's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Baylie Ciremele, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases.
Foothills Christian's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-3. As for Classical Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Foothills Christian will head out on the road to face off against Santa Fe Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Foothills Christian is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Classical Academy, they will be playing at home against St. Joseph Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Classical Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
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