With a playoff game on the line, Bayshore Christian rose to the challenge on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Thorsby Rebels a 4-0 shutout.
Jack Malone was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Malone has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Malone was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jace Jones, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On Thorsby's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Burnett, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Bayshore Christian pushed their record up to 13-12 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Thorsby, their loss dropped their record down to 21-11.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Bayshore Christian beat Thorsby by a score of 9-7 later that day.
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