Harvest Christian Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Alden-Hebron Green Giants as the Harvest Christian Academy Lions made off with a 28-18 victory. The win was familiar territory for Harvest Christian Academy who now have three in a row.
Alyssa Burke was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. Burke has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Burke was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Harvest Christian Academy got a massive performance out of McKenna Nestrick, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Alayna Booras, who went 3-for-5 with four runs, five RBI, and a stolen base.
On Alden-Hebron's side, Brooke Slepcevich made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with three runs and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Rileigh Gaddini, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Harvest Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Alden-Hebron, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Harvest Christian Academy will be playing at home against Willows Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Harvest Christian Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Alden-Hebron, they will head out on the road to square off against Harvest Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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