Baseball Recap: New Creation Christian Academy Crusaders vs. Lafayette Christian Cougars
It was a good run, but New Creation Christian Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 7-3 to the Lafayette Christian Cougars. New Creation Christian Academy has not had much luck with Lafayette Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Nolan Hyde was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double. Cooper Kelley was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Lafayette Christian's side, Dustin Ogle made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Ogle has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ogle was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cody Batastini, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Paul Batastini, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
New Creation Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Lafayette Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
As of now, neither New Creation Christian Academy nor Lafayette Christian have any future games scheduled.
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