Fullington Academy and Citizens Christian Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but likely not for long. The Fullington Academy Trojans will venture away from home to challenge the Citizens Christian Academy Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Fullington Academy came up short against Crisp Academy on Wednesday, falling 15-3.
Meanwhile, Citizens Christian Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They blew past the Valiants 16-3. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won ten contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Emy Lowery and Gracie Giddens made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Lowery tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Giddens pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. At bat, Lowery scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Giddens scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Cadence Cravey was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Gourley, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Citizens Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. The last time their OBP was this high was back in August.
Fullington Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season. As for Citizens Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Fullington Academy couldn't quite finish off Citizens Christian Academy when the teams last played back in August and fell 7-5. Can Fullington Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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