Baseball Preview: Unity Christian Lions vs. Sullivan Redskins
The Unity Christian Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sullivan Redskins at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Unity Christian will head into Monday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Monday after soaring to a ten-point contest in their last game. They fell just short of Cerro Gordo/Bement by a score of 10-8.
Haiden Stocks put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Stocks has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Stocks was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Jackson PettyJohn was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Will Marley was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sullivan scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Blue Ridge a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Sullivan, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
Jake Stewart and Adan Mills did most of the damage at the plate: Stewart scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Mills went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Konnor Randol, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Unity Christian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season. As for Sullivan, their win bumped their record up to 7-13.
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