The North River Christian Chargers will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Southern Academy Cougars, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. North River Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matches, North River Christian finally came back down to earth on Monday. They fell 4-1 to Pickens Academy.
Ramsi Kittrel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits.
Meanwhile, Southern Academy entered their tilt with Evangel Christian with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over the Lightning two weeks ago.
Southern Academy also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Maddie Rogers gave up five runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up six Ks. Rogers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Shyann Kearley, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
North River Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-8. As for Southern Academy, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Southern Academy's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: North River Christian has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .456. It's a different story for Southern Academy, though, as they've only averaged .337. Will they be able to contain North River Christian's hitters?
North River Christian suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Southern Academy in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rogers, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that North River Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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