Crosspoint had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mount Vernon Christian Hurricanes and snuck past 4-3. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Crosspoint has scored all year.
Silas Stenerson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Stenerson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Stenerson wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Levi Bates, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Mount Vernon Christian's side, Jake Feddema made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Symmank, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Crosspoint pushed their record up to 13-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Mount Vernon Christian, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-7.
Crosspoint will head out on the road to square off against Orcas Island at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Orcas Island knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Crosspoint likes a good challenge. Mount Vernon Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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