Lawrence Upper lost against Open Door Christian back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Lawrence Upper Lions fell just short of the Open Door Christian Patriots by a score of 6-4.
Hunter James put in work no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. James was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Will Crooks was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Matt Moracz, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
On Open Door Christian's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Reaser, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Drop, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lawrence Upper fell to 2-1. As for Open Door Christian, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Lawrence Upper will head out on the road to square off against Mentor Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Open Door Christian, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 15-5 win vs. Andrews Osborne Academy on the 19th.
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