Harvest Christian Academy came tearing into Saturday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Streamwood Sabres with a sharp 22-9 victory. The result was nothing new for Harvest Christian Academy, who have now won six matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Mackenzie Richards made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and eight unearned) runs off five hits. Richards has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Richards was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Harvest Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Julianna Mariotti, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Faith Bartlett was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Harvest Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season. As for Streamwood, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-13.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Harvest Christian Academy will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against St. Edward at 4:30 p.m. St. Edward is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Streamwood, they will head out on the road to take on Glenbard East at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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