Knoxville Catholic lost against Chattanooga Christian back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-3 walloping at the hands of the Chattanooga Christian Chargers. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Knoxville Catholic in their matchups with Chattanooga Christian: they've now lost three in a row.
Claudia Schaad made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Izzy Holleman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On Chattanooga Christian's side, Hannah Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Smith was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Chattanooga Christian got a massive performance out of Emily Matthews, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Nyla Halfacre, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Knoxville Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Chattanooga Christian, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Knoxville Catholic will take on Lenoir City at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Knoxville Catholic is facing Lenoir City at the right time seeing as Lenoir City is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Chattanooga Christian, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Baylor at 5:00 p.m.
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