Laurel Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Newton County Academy Generals at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Laurel Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Laurel Christian's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Prentiss Christian as Laurel Christian made off with an 8-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won eight contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Gracie Blackwell made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kalaia Moffett, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Addi Welborn, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Newton County Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Laurel Christian back in August and fell 3-1.
Laurel Christian pushed their record up to 12-5 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Newton County Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Laurel Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Newton County Academy when the teams last played back in August, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Laurel Christian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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