Baseball Preview: Christopher Cougars vs. Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS
Christopher is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Hillsdale is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Christopher Cougars will take on the Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Christopher: 2.9, Hillsdale: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Christopher had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Pioneer.
Nick Valentine was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Christopher saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Huerta, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, while it was Hillsdale who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was Menlo-Atherton who put up more. Hillsdale took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Menlo-Atherton.
Mason Kang was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Joseph Hoskins was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Christopher's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8. As for Hillsdale, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-11-1.
Christopher skirted past Hillsdale 1-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2019. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Hillsdale's Drew Aspillera, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 6.2 innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Christopher to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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