On Monday, the Gaston Christian Eagles narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Grace Christian Crusaders 7-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Gaston Christian.
Katie Muchesko made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up six earned runs off ten hits. Muchesko has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Muchesko was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bailey Livengood, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Ciara Nanney was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Grace Christian's side, Victoria Thomas was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, McKayla McDougald made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hailey Hughes, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Grace Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gaston Christian only tossed six.
Gaston Christian pushed their record up to 10-8 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Grace Christian, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 10-8.
As of now, neither Gaston Christian nor Grace Christian have any future games scheduled.
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