Baseball Recap: Tree of Life Christian Trojans vs. Shekinah Christian Flames
Tree of Life Christian came into Thursday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Shekinah Christian Flames on Thursday. This was a revenge game for Tree of Life Christian, as the team was forced to settle for a 14-6 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.
Eli Vascura spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Christian Hodges, who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run.
Tree of Life Christian's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-8. As for Shekinah Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Tree of Life Christian will be playing at home against Delaware Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Delaware Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Shekinah Christian, they will be playing at home against Madison Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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