Prince Avenue Christian has gone 8-2 against Hebron Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Prince Avenue Christian Wolverines will challenge the Hebron Christian Lions at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hebron Christian is hoping to do what Stephens County couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Prince Avenue Christian's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Prince Avenue Christian's pitchers stepped up to hand Stephens County a 7-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hebron Christian). They blew past East Jackson 17-1 on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Kate Kennedy made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, she also racked up no strikeouts, the fewestshe's had since back in August. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in OBP.
In other batting news, Juls Huber was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ainsley Trenbeath, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hebron Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Prince Avenue Christian's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-5. As for Hebron Christian, their record now sits at 21-4.
Prince Avenue Christian skirted past Hebron Christian 4-3 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Prince Avenue Christian since the team 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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