Temple Christian waltzed into their match on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy Ospreys a 3-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Temple Christian also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Millie Cundiff made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Cundiff has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Cundiff was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Cundiff wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Clements, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Temple Christian pushed their record up to 4-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs per game. As for Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Temple Christian will head out on the road to take on Tunstall at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Temple Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Tunstall's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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