
Horizon Christian
04/17/25 @ Indiana School for the Deaf | 25-3 |
04/15/25 vs Tindley | 15-2 |
04/14/25 vs Sheridan | 12-6 |
04/10/25 @ Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter | 9-4 |
04/08/25 @ Heritage Christian | 18-2 |
04/01/25 @ Purdue Polytechnic | 27-3 |
Horizon Christian strolled into their game on Thursday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They were the clear victors by a 25-3 margin over the Indiana School for the Deaf Deaf Hoosiers. This was payback for Horizon Christian, who suffered a 19-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Lucy Long and Cambria Hathaway made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Long tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Hathaway tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Long has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Long went 3-for-4 with five runs, three RBI, and two doubles, while Hathaway got on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run, five runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cayden Marshall, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with seven RBI, two runs, and one triple. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 3.2 RBI per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Vanessa Williams, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three runs and two RBI.
Horizon Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .756. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Indiana School for the Deaf only posted an OBP of .304.
Horizon Christian pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 21.2 runs over those games. As for Indiana School for the Deaf, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Coming up, Horizon Christian will head out to face off against Park Tudor at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Indiana School for the Deaf, they will be playing at home against Waldron at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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