Freshman catcher Mattie Lewis drove in six runs, four of which came on a fourth-inning grand slam (6), in the CCA Lady Patriots’ 10-1 five-inning win over the Robert Toombs Christian Academy Lady Crusaders Tuesday in Lyons.
The Lady Patriots broke a scoreless tie in the top of the third when Lewis singled, scoring Cadence Cravey and Emma Gourley. CCA scored again later in the inning when Gracie Giddens singled, scoring Lily Waldron. The Lady Patriots scored their fourth run of the inning on a double steal. With Peighton Harper at the plate and Giddens at first and Abrah Harris at third, Giddens stole second. When she went, so did Harris, who made it home to give CCA a 4-0 lead.
An inning later, the Lady Patriots doubled their lead when Lewis hit a two-out grand slam. Klair Mercer led off the inning with a single. After a strikeout, Brilynn Waldron reached on a bunt, moving Mercer to third on an error. Cravey walked to load the bases. A pop out to short recorded the second out of the inning and left the bases loaded.
That brought Lewis to the plate. She fouled off the first pitch then took two balls. She fouled off another pitch to even the count at 2-2. On the fifth pitch of the at-bat, she connected and sent a line drive over the left field wall for her sixth home run of the season. The grand slam put CCA up 8-0.
Cravey drove in the last two runs of the game for the Lady Patriots when she singled with two outs in the fifth, scoring Bleu Carter and Brilynn Waldron to give the Lady Patriots a 10-0 advantage. The Lady Crusaders scored a run in the bottom of the fifth to end the shutout. It was not, however, enough to extend the game and CCA came away with a big 10-1 win.
Lewis was 2-4 with six RBI and a run. Cravey went 2-3 with two runs, two RBI, and a walk. Brilynn Waldron, Harris, and Giddens each stole a base.
Harper gave up one earned run on five hits. She struck out seven and walked two.
The Lady Patriots are 13-3 and face Twiggs Academy on the road Thursday. They return home on Monday to face Vidalia Heritage Academy at 4 p.m.