The Harvest Christian Academy Lions are on the road again on Saturday to play the Aurora East Tomcats at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
In what's become a running theme this season, Harvest Christian Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They put the hurt on Willows Academy with a sharp 15-3 victory.
Alyssa Burke made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Burke was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on McKenna Nestrick, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Kenzie Weidman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Aurora East can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Round Lake as Aurora East made off with a 20-9 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Aurora East's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Harvest Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for Aurora East, their victory ended a 16-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-13.
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