Sadly, Towers is still looking for their first win of the season after 14 games. They fell victim to a tough 16-0 loss at the hands of the Landmark Christian War Eagles on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Towers of the 18-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Thursday.
For Landmark Christian's part, Taylor Casson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Casson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Casson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hayden Crews was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Jackson Tanner, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI and a triple.
Towers' loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Landmark Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Towers will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Griffin at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. After both having extra time off, Landmark Christian and Columbia will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on April 9th. The timing is sure in Landmark Christian's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Columbia has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
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