After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Christian Home Educators Fellowship, Word of God Academy was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Acadiana Christian Lions out 13-12. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Word of God Academy considering their two-run performance the match before.
Leah Daughtery made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and ten unearned) runs off 11 hits. Daughtery has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Daughtery was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Caroline Paddy and Brynn Jordan did most of the damage at the plate: Paddy scored three runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-5, while Jordan scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Aubrey Giddens was another key contributor, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
On Acadiana Christian's side, Addy Pellerin was cooking despite her team's loss, going 5-for-5 with two triples, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Woods, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Acadiana Christian was hitting in the corners and finished the game with four triples. That's the most triples they've managed all season.
Word of God Academy's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Acadiana Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Word of God Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Acadiana Christian also has no future games currently scheduled.
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