The Sunnyside Christian Knights will head out to challenge the DeSales Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sunnyside Christian's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Tri-Cities Prep 14-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Meanwhile, DeSales came tearing into Tuesday's contest with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.4 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 10-4 win.
Abi Guest made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Theresa Holtzinger, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Roslyn Block was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
DeSales kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in ten consecutive matches.
DeSales pushed their record up to 17-1-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Sunnyside Christian, their record is now 10-5.
Sunnyside Christian might still be hurting after the 25-8 defeat they got from DeSales when the teams last played back in March. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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