Baseball Recap: Christian Heritage Academy Knights vs. Temple Christian Crusaders
Christian Heritage Academy and Temple Christian squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Christian Heritage Academy had to settle for second. They lost 10-3 to the Temple Christian Crusaders. Christian Heritage Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hunter Manning was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
On Temple Christian's side, Silas Walker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Walker has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Walker was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Temple Christian got a massive performance out of Blake Cash, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Robert Thacker was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Christian Heritage Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8-1. As for Temple Christian, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
As of now, neither Christian Heritage Academy nor Temple Christian have any future games scheduled.
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