After two games on the road, Hope Christian is heading back home. They will take on the Gallup Bengals at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hope Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Hope Christian beat Manzano 7-3.
Daniel Cooper tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Hope Christian let Keegan Johnson and Brandon Chavez loose on the outfield. Johnson scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Chavez went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady McGahie, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Gallup was not able to break out of their rough patch last Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-3 walloping at the hands of Ruidoso.
Hope Christian's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Gallup, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Hope Christian took their victory against Gallup when the teams last played back in February of 2022 by a conclusive 16-1. Will Hope Christian repeat their success, or does Gallup have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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