Baseball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Zion Christian

Zion Christian came tearing into Thursday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Black River Rats as they made off with a 14-7 win. With that victory, the Mountaineers brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.

Levi Kloosterman and Jack Feenstra made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Kloosterman tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Feenstra pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. At bat, Kloosterman went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI, while Feenstra went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zack Wierenga, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Colter VanDyke, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Zion Christian's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Black River, they are on a 15-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-15.

Zion Christian has already played their next matchup (against Lee), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Black River, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Covenant Christian at 4:30 p.m. The Rats are facing the Chargers at the right time seeing as the Chargers are stuck on a six-game losing streak.