The Northpoint Christian Trojans will venture away from home to challenge the Briarcrest Christian Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northpoint Christian will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Northpoint Christian's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past First Assembly Christian 19-0. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Ada Woodruff was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ella Myrick, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Bostain, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Northpoint Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 21 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Briarcrest Christian was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They lost 15-1 to Collierville. The loss continues a trend for the Saints in their meetings with the Dragons: they've now lost eight in a row.
Briarcrest Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Erwin, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double.
Northpoint Christian pushed their record up to 15-3 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Briarcrest Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Briarcrest Christian's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Northpoint Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .449. It's a different story for Briarcrest Christian, though, as they've only averaged .225. Will they be able to contain Northpoint Christian's hitters?
Everything went Northpoint Christian's way against Briarcrest Christian in their previous matchup back in March, as Northpoint Christian made off with a 15-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
