The First Baptist Christian Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the O'Connell Buccaneers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
First Baptist Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Westbury Christian as First Baptist Christian made off with a 20-1 win. The result was nothing new for First Baptist Christian, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Theresa Antimo was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Antimo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Antimo was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Abi Gardner was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Bailey Bell, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, O'Connell had to kick off their season on the road on March 5th, but they showed no ill effects. Their pitchers stepped up to hand La Marque a 15-0 shutout.
First Baptist Christian's victory bumped their record up to 6-7-1. As for O'Connell, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
Everything went First Baptist Christian's way against O'Connell in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as First Baptist Christian made off with an 18-4 victory. Will First Baptist Christian repeat their success, or does O'Connell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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