Angola had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They blew past the Churubusco Eagles 11-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Angola also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Landen Bussard looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kenny Konrad, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Payton Fulton, who scored three runs and stole six bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Churubusco's side, Brennan Gaff was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Churubusco didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 16th loss (out of 22 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Angola has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. As for Churubusco, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-22-1.
Angola does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Churubusco, they will face off against Eastside at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The last four games Eastside has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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