Cottage Hill Christian Academy will be taking part in a tournament against Elberta at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Cottage Hill Christian Academy will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
If Cottage Hill Christian Academy beats Elberta with 15 runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Warriors beat Flomaton on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-4. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won 11 matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Madison Brown
| 04/10/25 @ Flomaton | 1 |
| 04/08/25 @ McGill-Toolen | 1 |
| 04/05/25 vs Booker T. Washington | 2 |
| 04/05/25 vs Elberta | 1 |
| 04/03/25 vs Flomaton | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
Madison Brown made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Brown was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. She has been hot for a while, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times she's played.
In other batting news, Cottage Hill Christian Academy let Makenzie Gartman and Paislei Daughtery run wild. Gartman scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Daughtery scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Gartman is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. Jaylyn Mosley was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Cottage Hill Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Elberta got themselves on the board against Theodore on Friday, but Theodore never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Bobcats with a sharp 8-0 win.
The team relied heavily on Ava Jennings, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Peyton Roberts, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Elberta is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-21-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs over those games. As for Cottage Hill Christian Academy, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3.
Cottage Hill Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Elberta when the teams last played on Saturday, sneaking past 8-6. Does Cottage Hill Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Elberta turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
