After both having extra time off, the Union Christian Academy Eagles and the Providence Academy Patriots will shake off the rust and duke it out at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Union Christian Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Providence Academy likes a good challenge.
Union Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They took a 22-18 hit to the loss column at the hands of Life Way Christian on March 13th. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on March 11th (ten), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Providence Academy waltzed into their matchup last Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They skirted past the Pirates 7-5.
Camden Griggs made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in walks (two). She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
In other batting news, Ellie Keen was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Briley Woolbridge also deserves some recognition as she got her first hits of the season.
Providence Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .360 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Providence Academy's record now sits at 4-2. As for Union Christian Academy, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
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