Baseball Recap: Dillon Christian Warriors vs. Conway Christian Eagles
Dillon Christian only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 17-point they dealt Conway Christian on Tuesday. The Dillon Christian Warriors blew past the Conway Christian Eagles 19-2. With that win, Dillon Christian brought their scoring average up to 7.1 runs per game.
Jordan Blackmon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Blackmon has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Blackmon was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Dillon Christian let Anthony Weindel and Matthew Shackelford loose on the outfield. Weindel scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Shackelford scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Ethan Moody was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
On Conway Christian's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Samaha, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Will Kunkle, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Dillon Christian's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-6. As for Conway Christian, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Dillon Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Conway Christian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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