Perry County fell victim to Zion Christian Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Zion Christian Academy Eagles by a score of 1-0. The loss leaves Perry County without a win on the season.
For Zion Christian Academy's part, Perry County's batters probably weren't too happy with Ashleia Coble, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 14 Ks (she gave up two walks). Coble has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Zion Christian Academy's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Claire Boyd, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Perry County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Zion Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 26-6 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Perry County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Zion Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Loretto at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Zion Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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