Baseball Recap: Christian Educational Consortium Comes Up Short

Christian Educational Consortium was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They fell 12-7 to the Shelby County Rockets. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rockets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-2 back in March.

Xander Collins led a balanced group of hitters, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Jack Patterson was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.

Christian Educational Consortium's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Shelby County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Christian Educational Consortium will venture away from home to take on Bluegrass United at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Shelby County, they will square off against St. Albans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.