Southwest Christian School proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 12) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Cisco Loboes 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since February 6th.
Evan Smith and Lara Langford made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Smith tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Langford struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. That's the fewest hits Smith has allowed since back in February. At bat, Smith went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Langford scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Emma Russo, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Southwest Christian School is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. The loss snapped Cisco's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-2 record.
Southwest Christian School and Cisco should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Southwest Christian School (ranked 178th) will meet Trinity Christian (ranked 475th) at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Southwest Christian School will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. Similarly, Cisco will take on Stephenville FAITH at 5:00 p.m. on Friday up 791 places (229 vs. 1020). Southwest Christian School's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Cisco's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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