Baseball Recap: Horizon Christian Academy Warriors vs. Central Christian Crusaders
With a playoff game on the line, Horizon Christian Academy rose to the challenge on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Central Christian Crusaders a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Horizon Christian Academy, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Evan Holcombe was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Holcombe was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Will Maher, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Horizon Christian Academy and bumps their season record up to 12-6. As for Central Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Horizon Christian Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Central Christian: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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