Presbyterian Christian had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the St. Paul's Episcopal Saints and snuck past 3-1.
Bankston Walters made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Walters was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
Walters wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Turner Vance, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On St. Paul's Episcopal's side, John Stowers made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Presbyterian Christian pushed their record up to 10-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs per game. As for St. Paul's Episcopal, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Presbyterian Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against St. Paul's Episcopal: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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