Baseball Recap: Christian Educational Consortium Comes Up Short

Christian Educational Consortium had lost three straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 11-18 to make it four. They lost 8-0 to the Webster County Trojans. The shutout was out of character for the Cougars seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.

Christian Educational Consortium saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Terrell Heick, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double. Henry Amour also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

As for Webster County, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-12. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games.

On Webster County's side, not much got past Aiden Alstadt, who gave up just six hits to keep Christian Educational Consortium off the board. Alstadt has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jackson Edens, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played. Micah Austin was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run.

Looking ahead, Christian Educational Consortium will square off against Highlands Latin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Webster County, they will take on Caldwell County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Tigers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so the Trojans' hitters will have their work cut out for them.