Riverside Christian pushed their score all the way to 14 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of the Countryside Christian Minutemen by a score of 15-14. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Riverside Christian in their matchups with Countryside Christian: they've now lost four in a row.
Gabe Pate was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Pate was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Levi Padot was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Taytyn Cooper was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Countryside Christian's side, they got a big performance out of Micheal Allen, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Everett Byrd, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Riverside Christian's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Countryside Christian, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Riverside Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Branford at 6:00 p.m. on April 26th. As for Countryside Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against First Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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