Faith Christian stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Fayetteville Christian Warriors with a sharp 15-5 win. Winning may never get old, but Faith Christian sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Payton Whitley was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Whitley was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Faith Christian got a massive performance out of Tynleigh Hinton, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Abby Vann, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Fayetteville Christian's side, Jordan Winans made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Faith Christian pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.4 runs per game. As for Fayetteville Christian, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Faith Christian will face off against Wayne Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Faith Christian: 3.6, Wayne Christian: 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Fayetteville Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Rocky Mount Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Rocky Mount Academy's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches.
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