The CCA Lady Patriots picked up a big non-region win against the always tough Pinewood Christian Academy Lady Patriots 9-5 in Bellville. CCA found themselves trailing 3-1 after two innings but launched a furious comeback that included a huge two-run home run by Mattie Lewis in the fifth and an impressive performance from the bottom half of the lineup.
Pinewood was up 3-1 when the CCA bats finally woke up. CCA scored three in the fourth to go up 4-3. In the fifth, Emma Gourley led off with a walk. After a pop out, Lewis stepped to the plate and drove the first pitch she saw out to left for a two-run home run and a 6-3 advantage for CCA. In the top of the seventh, CCA added three more to take a comfortable 9-3 lead. Pinewood put together a two-out rally in the bottom of the frame and managed to score two runs but that’s as close as they’d get.
Pinewood may have had the antidote for the top of CCA’s order but they couldn’t do anything with the 6-9 spots. They were 8-14 with two runs and five RBI. Gracie Giddens led the way with three hits, two RBI, and a run scored. Cadence Cravey drove in three and scored one. The top of the batting order wasn’t entirely quiet — Lewis and Abrah Harris each scored twice as well.
CCA’s second pitcher of the day, Peighton Harper, grabbed the win with 3 2/3 innings of work. She gave up two runs on two hits. Giddens started and went 3 1/3 innings.
CCA hosts Fullington on Thursday for a 4 p.m. tilt at Patriot Field in Douglas. They have the weekend off before traveling to Vidalia to face Vidalia Heritage on Monday.