King's Christian is 0-10 against Atlantic Christian since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. King's Christian will challenge the Atlantic Christian Cougars at 2:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
King's Christian can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on The Pilgrim Academy with a sharp 13-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for King's Christian.
Bridget Levandoski made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Levandoski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Levandoski was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Vivian Galvis was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lillian Logan, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Atlantic Christian rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Warrior.
Ava Nixon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaia Barbour, who scored a run and stole two bases.
King's Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Atlantic Christian, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
King's Christian came up short against Atlantic Christian in their previous meeting back in May, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nixon, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that King's Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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