High Point Christian Academy put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Metrolina Christian Academy Warriors an 11-0 shutout. High Point Christian Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matchups by six runs or more this season.
Lila Allred made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Allred was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Blakely Bowman and Landyn Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Bowman scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Smith scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Bowman has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Madison Benson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
High Point Christian Academy's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs per game. As for Metrolina Christian Academy, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
High Point Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Cannon at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. High Point Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Cannon's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Metrolina Christian Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lincoln Charter at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln Charter will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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