Baseball Recap: Harbor Light Christian Swordsmen vs. Ellsworth Lancers
Harbor Light Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They never let the Ellsworth Lancers onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Harbor Light Christian, who have now won nine matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Daniel Urman and Derk Boerman were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Urman kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Boerman pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Urman scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Boerman scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Boerman has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Harbor Light Christian let Ayden Burns and Joe Ruthig loose on the outfield. Burns scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Ruthig scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Will Paulus was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Harbor Light Christian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season. As for Ellsworth, they dropped their record down to 3-10 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home.
Harbor Light Christian will take on Hillman at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harbor Light Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season. Ellsworth does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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