South Bend Clay was the 12-2 winner over Elkhart Christian Academy when they last played one another back in May of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The South Bend Clay Colonials wound up on the wrong side of a rough 15-5 walloping at the hands of the Elkhart Christian Academy Eagles on Thursday.
Rachel Hunt was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Elkhart Christian Academy's side, Brianna Ehninger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Ehninger was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Naomi Herbster, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Mya Ott was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
South Bend Clay's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Elkhart Christian Academy, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
South Bend Clay will look to defend their home field on Thursday against LaVille at 5:00 p.m. As for Elkhart Christian Academy, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Oregon-Davis at 5:30 p.m. on April 8th.
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