Nestucca entered their tilt with Portland Christian with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Portland Christian Royals a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering Nestucca has won eight games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Eli Love made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Love was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Nestucca let Jace Jensen and Zac Collins loose on the outfield. Jensen went 1-for-1 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Collins scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Nestucca pushed their record up to 11-5 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Portland Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12-1 record this season.
Nestucca will have a chance to go back-to-back against Portland Christian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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