Evangelical Christian had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Southwest Florida Christian King a 13-0 shutout on Thursday. Considering Evangelical Christian has won 15 contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Zoe Yzaguirre tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Makayla Jakubuwski and Payton Billie did most of the damage at the plate: Jakubuwski scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Billie went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Jakubuwski has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Makenzie Thompson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Evangelical Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-2 record this season. As for Southwest Florida Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-6.
As of now, neither Evangelical Christian nor Southwest Florida Christian have any future games scheduled.
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