The New Heights Christian Academy Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Pittsburg Dragons at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. New Heights Christian Academy has given up an average of 12.4 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
New Heights Christian Academy lost 17-4 to Wheaton on Friday. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
New Heights Christian Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was WHITNEY LAWRENCE, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run.
Meanwhile, Pittsburg entered their tilt with Parsons on Thursday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They never let the Vikings get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. Considering the Dragons have won eight contests by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Pittsburg got a massive performance out of Haylee Ingerson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. Those two triples gave Ingerson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brette Pasteur, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple.
Pittsburg pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for New Heights Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
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