Baseball Recap: Faith Christian Eagles vs. North Newton Spartans
Thursday just wasn't the day for Faith Christian's offense. They lost 23-0 to the North Newton Spartans on Thursday. Faith Christian has not had much luck with North Newton recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Faith Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Hill, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On North Newton's side, Patrick Barry was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Barry has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Barry was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs, five runs, and six RBI while going 5-for-5.
In other batting news, Joe Bijak was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Korbyn Haberlin, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Faith Christian's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for North Newton, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Faith Christian will square off against Bethesda Christian at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for North Newton, they will head out on the road to face off against Twin Lakes at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Twin Lakes is coming into the contest with six straight victories at home, so North Newton will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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