The Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy Crusaders will face off against the Pinnacle Classical Academy Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy took a loss when they played away from home on April 14th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lake Lure Classical Academy a 10-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle Classical Academy waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 14-3 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by six runs or more this season.
Evie Hawkins made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Riley Lawrence was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Maggie Gomez-Huffman was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Pinnacle Classical Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .690. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .541 or higher in four consecutive games.
The victory got Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy back to even at 1-1. As for Pinnacle Classical Academy, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy suffered a grim 24-14 defeat to Pinnacle Classical Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Crusaders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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