Baseball Preview: Bellevue Christian Vikings vs. Decatur Golden Gators
The Bellevue Christian Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Decatur Golden Gators at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bellevue Christian is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 13 games.
Bellevue Christian stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They blew past Seattle Christian 20-0.
Brock Ryan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ryan was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Evenson, who scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Cash Erdman was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Decatur lost 11-4 to Tahoma on Wednesday.
Spencer Holloway made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Nate Gilmore, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Decatur didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tahoma only tossed six.
Bellevue Christian pushed their record up to 18-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Decatur, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-10.
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