The Greenbrier Christian Academy Gators will challenge the Tidewater Academy Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Greenbrier Christian Academy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Tidewater Academy's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Greenbrier Christian Academy hadn't allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. The Gators never let Broadwater Academy get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Gators have posted since April 15th.
Not much got past Haleigh Murphy, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Broadwater Academy off the board. Murphy has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Katelyn Balka was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one double.
Greenbrier Christian Academy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least two batters in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tidewater Academy can now relate to. They came up short against the Raiders on Monday, falling 15-1. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Warriors couldn't push the score so high this time.
Greenbrier Christian Academy's victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-2. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for Tidewater Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-12 record this season.
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