The Trinity Christian Crusaders will head out on the road to take on the Citizens Christian Academy Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Trinity Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Citizens Christian Academy will come in with seven straight wins.
Things were looking good for Trinity Christian after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Robert Toombs Christian Academy by a score of 6-5.
Allie Baggett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on ten hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Trinity Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ellie Quick, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Janlee Wyatt also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Citizens Christian Academy). They blew past Twiggs Academy 25-0 on Tuesday. Considering the Patriots have won six matchups by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Gracie Giddens made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Giddens was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run, eight RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Brilynn Waldron and Emma Gourley did most of the damage at the plate: Waldron went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI, while Gourley got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Cadence Cravey was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Citizens Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .667. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Trinity Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Citizens Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Trinity Christian couldn't quite finish off Citizens Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Trinity Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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