Baseball Recap: East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum] Rivals vs. Bellevue Christian Vikings
East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum] was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a rough 16-1 defeat at the hands of the Bellevue Christian Vikings. The result was an unpleasant reminder to East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum] of the 14-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum] saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylan Dunn, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
On Bellevue Christian's side, Carter Calkin made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Calkin has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Calkin was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
In other batting news, Bellevue Christian got a massive performance out of Brock Ryan, who went 2-for-3 with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Luke Evenson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum]'s defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Bellevue Christian, their win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum] will take on Bellevue Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Bellevue Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season. As for they, they will head out on the road to face off against Chimacum at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Bellevue Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Chimacum's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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