On Friday, St. Thomas More faced Calvary Baptist Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Thomas More Cougars sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Calvary Baptist Academy Cavaliers. The victory was nothing new for St. Thomas More as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Margaret Oge spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits.
On the hitting side, Gracie Smith was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ava Segura, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
On Calvary Baptist Academy's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings played and she was also dialed-in: Kynzee Anderson gave up four earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, DJ Lynch made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Ramsey Walker was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Calvary Baptist Academy 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 St. Thomas More only tossed five.
St. Thomas More is on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 21 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-2 record this season. As for Calvary Baptist Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 31-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Thomas More will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Sulphur at 5:30 p.m. St. Thomas More's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Sulphur's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Calvary Baptist Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Ouachita Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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