Baseball Recap: Christian Fellowship Extends Home Winning Streak to Six

Christian Fellowship let Van-Far stack four runs on them in the seventh inning on Thursday but luckily Christian Fellowship prevailed anyway. Christian Fellowship sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 victory over Van-Far. The win made it back-to-back victories for Christian Fellowship.

Brett Conklin

Runs

05/01/25 vs Van-Far	2
04/22/25 vs Central Missouri HomeSchool	2
04/17/25 vs Higbee	2
04/07/25 vs Plaza Heights Christian Academy	2
03/18/25 @ Central Missouri HomeSchool	2
+ 3 more games

Jack Papineau and Brett Conklin did most of the damage at the plate: Papineau got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run, while Conklin got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. Conklin is becoming a predictor of Christian Fellowship's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Prill, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.

Christian Fellowship always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Christian Fellowship pushed their record up to 7-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Van-Far, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-7.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Christian Fellowship will head out to take on Sturgeon at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Van-Far, they will venture away from home to challenge Marion County at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.