Baseball Recap: Harvest Community Warriors vs. Old Plank Christian Academy Defenders
After flying high against Parsons Christian Academy last Tuesday, Harvest Community came back down to earth. The Harvest Community Warriors fell victim to a tough 18-3 loss at the hands of the Old Plank Christian Academy Defenders on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Harvest Community of the 4-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2017.
Harvest Community saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryson Hebert, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
On Old Plank Christian Academy's side, Kaden Treitinger made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Treitinger has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Treitinger was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, Noah Jacobs was incredible, going 4-for-5 with seven RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Mark Reid, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Harvest Community's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6. As for Old Plank Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Harvest Community will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Duval Charter at 6:00 p.m. Duval Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season. As for Old Plank Christian Academy, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Westside at 6:00 p.m. Old Plank Christian Academy is facing Westside at the right time seeing as Westside is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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