Lexington Christian is 1-9 against Lexington Catholic since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lexington Christian Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Lexington Catholic Knights at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Lexington Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They never let Berea onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Lexington Christian considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Carrington Clark was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Gorshak, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lexington Catholic put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Paul Laurence Dunbar as Lexington Catholic made off with a 15-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Lexington Catholic sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Abby Hammond was a major factor no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Hammond has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Hammond was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Lydia Kennedy was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Caitlyn Kelley was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Lexington Christian's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10. As for Lexington Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season.
Lexington Christian suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Lexington Catholic when the teams last played last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hammond, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Now that Lexington Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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