Faith Christian is 0-9 against Foresthill since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Faith Christian Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Foresthill Wildfires at 4:30 p.m. Faith Christian knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Foresthill likes a good challenge.
If Faith Christian beats Foresthill with 19 runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Faith Christian walked away with a 19-14 win over Lindhurst on Friday. That's two games straight that Faith Christian has won by exactly five runs.
Abby Cunningham and Ambor Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Cunningham scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Smith went 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Smith has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Abken, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Foresthill's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 10-1 to Buckingham Charter. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Foresthill couldn't push the score so high this time.
Foresthill saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trinity Kranzler, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Faith Christian now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Foresthill, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Faith Christian has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.2 hits per game. However, it's not like Foresthill struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 1.9. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Faith Christian suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Foresthill when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Foresthill's Summer Stephens, who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Now that Faith 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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