The First Christian Lions are on the road again on Thursday to play Northside Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. The pair are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
First Christian can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Open Bible Christian as First Christian made off with a 19-3 victory.
Tori Loehr made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Loehr was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Olivia Walker, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Hannah Baun was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Northside Christian Academy came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over the Patriots. Northside Christian Academy's win was all the more impressive since Southside Christian was averaging only 2.8 runs allowed on the season.
First Christian's victory bumped their record up to 6-7-1. As for Northside Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Everything went First Christian's way against Northside Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in March as First Christian made off with a 15-8 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for First Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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