DeMotte Christian is 0-5 against Tri-County since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The DeMotte Christian Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Tri-County Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The matchup between DeMotte Christian and Faith Christian on Thursday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. DeMotte Christian blew past Faith Christian 15-8. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for DeMotte Christian considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Jayce Bultema made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Bultema was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-6.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Titus Terpstra, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run. Carter Davis was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Tri-County sidestepped North Newton for a 6-5 victory.
Like DeMotte Christian, Tri-County also got a great game from a two-way player: Connor Ross. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Ross was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Ross wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Grayson Schneider, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
The win made it two in a row for DeMotte Christian and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Tri-County, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
DeMotte Christian might still be hurting after the 13-6 loss they got from Tri-County in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can DeMotte Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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