In what's become a running theme this season, New Life Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Legacy Christian Academy Lions with a sharp 13-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for New Life Academy considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Ashlyn Croon was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Croon has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Croon was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Charlotte Pettis was a standout: she scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kaitlin Fischer, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
New Life Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Legacy Christian Academy, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
New Life Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Ogilvie at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Legacy Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to take on West Lutheran at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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