Hope Christian is 8-2 against Moriarty since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hope Christian Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the Moriarty Pintos at 12:00 p.m. Hope Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Hope Christian stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Gallup with a sharp 11-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Hope Christian who now have three in a row.
Brady McGahie and Brandon Chavez were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, McGahie pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Chavez struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). At bat, McGahie went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two doubles, while Chavez scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. McGahie has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Pena, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Moriarty was able to grind out a solid win over Capital on Wednesday, taking the game 6-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Moriarty.
Amare Gonzales spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up ten Ks.
Hope Christian's record is now 9-3. As for Moriarty, their record is now 2-5.
Moriarty's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Hope Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .340. It's a different story for Moriarty, though, as they've only averaged .223. Will they be able to contain Hope Christian's hitters?
Everything went Hope Christian's way against Moriarty in their previous meeting on March 11th as Hope Christian made off with an 11-0 victory. Will Hope Christian repeat their success, or does Moriarty have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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