Heritage Christian fell victim to Arthur-Okaw Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 10-0 to the Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders. Heritage Christian's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
For Arthur-Okaw Christian's part, Elsie Beever was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Beever has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Beever was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Sophie Mast and Sheri Miller did most of the damage at the plate: Mast scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Miller went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kendra Helmuth, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Heritage Christian's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Arthur-Okaw Christian, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-5.
Heritage Christian will be playing at home against Parkview Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Arthur-Okaw Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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