The Whitefield Academy WolfPack will stay at home for another game and welcome the Landmark Christian War Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Landmark Christian's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Whitefield Academy hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The WolfPack never let Drew Charter get on the board and left with a 19-0 win on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Landmark Christian made sure to put some runs up on the board against Eagle's Landing Christian Academy on Thursday. The War Eagles were the clear victors by a 22-14 margin over the Chargers. The War Eagles' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Alaska Lockhart and Addison Lee did most of the damage: Lockhart got on base in all four of her plate appearances while posting 3 RBIs, 3 runs, and 1 walk, while Lee struck out 11 batters over 6 innings while giving up 9 earned (and five unearned) runs off 13 hits. The game also marked Lee's tenth in a row with at least one run. Emma Brannon was another key player, getting on base in four of her six plate appearances while logging 3 runs, 1 triple, and 1 RBI.
Landmark Christian took the easy way to first and finished the game with 14 walks. They have not posted that many walks since August 24th, when they also drew 14.
Whitefield Academy's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those wins were made possible by their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.6 runs over those games. As for Landmark Christian, they are now 6-5, having gone 1-2 since their four-game winning streak ended.
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