Baseball Recap: Crosspoint Warriors vs. Northwest Christian Wolverines
Crosspoint won the last time they faced Northwest Christian, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Everything went the Crosspoint Warriors' way against the Northwest Christian Wolverines as the Crosspoint Warriors made off with a 9-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Crosspoint.
Levi Bates made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Bates was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Reid Howard looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk).
Bates wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Silas Stenerson, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-3. Flint Howard was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with three stolen bases.
On Northwest Christian's side, Brent Coffman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in two of his three plate appearances with four stolen bases and an RBI.
Crosspoint's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Northwest Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Crosspoint will be playing in front of their home fans against Rainier Christian at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Northwest Christian will take on Evergreen Lutheran at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Northwest Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
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