Houston Christian's hitters rose to the challenge against an Urchins pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.71 runs allowed on Wednesday. Everything went the Houston Christian Mustangs' way against the East Union Urchins as the Houston Christian Mustangs made off with an 11-5 victory.
Thomas Frank
Thomas Frank made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Houston Christian is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 3-8 otherwise. Frank was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kirby Orth, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Barrett Faterkowski, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Houston Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. This is the second loss in a row for East Union and nudges their season record down to 11-3.
Houston Christian has already played their next contest, a 6-4 win against Wayne Academy on the 13th. As for East Union, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Germantown on the 13th.
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