Baseball Recap: Open Door Christian Patriots vs. Brooklyn Hurricanes
Open Door Christian entered their tilt with Brooklyn with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over the Brooklyn Hurricanes on Saturday. Considering Open Door Christian has won five matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Charlie Murphy made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Murphy has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Murphy was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Trevor Taylor looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Murphy wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Reaser, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jacob Godby, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
On Brooklyn's side, Jackson Diller was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
Open Door Christian's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Brooklyn, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Open Door Christian will look to defend their home field on Monday against Mapleton at 5:00 p.m. Open Door Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season. As for Brooklyn, they will head out on the road to face off against Rhodes at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Rhodes is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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