Queen's Grant typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Central Academy proved too difficult a challenge. Everything went their way against the Queen's Grant Stallions as they made off with a 17-2 victory. Considering Central Academy has won six contests by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Addison Crawford made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Crawford has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Crawford was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Emma Hunt was excellent, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. Another player making a difference was Ella Storey, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
On Queen's Grant's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Steele, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Nicole Strickland-Mitchell was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
The win made it two in a row for Central Academy and bumps their season record up to 8-7. As for Queen's Grant, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-2.
Central Academy will take on Piedmont at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Piedmont will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Central Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Queen's Grant, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Union Preparatory at 4:30 p.m. Queen's Grant is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 14.7 runs per game this season.
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