Baseball Recap: Christ the King Crusaders vs. Bessemer City Yellow Jackets
In what's become a running theme this season, Christ the King gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets as the Christ the King Crusaders made off with a 12-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Christ the King considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Patrick Walsh and Chad Wilson made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Walsh struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off only two hits. Meanwhile, Wilson tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Walsh has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Walsh scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Wilson scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Dominic Rametta and Andrew Martin did most of the damage at the plate: Rametta went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Martin went 2-for-3 with five RBI and a stolen base. Andrew Bauders was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Christ the King's victory bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Bessemer City, their loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-11.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Christ the King will take on Charlotte Latin at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Charlotte Latin: 2.9, Christ the King: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Bessemer City, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Thomas Jefferson at 7:00 p.m.
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