Baseball Recap: Kenosha Christian Life's Losing Streak Is a Thing of the Past

Kenosha Christian Life's game on Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Faith Christian a 10-0 shutout. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by seven runs or more this season.

Monchie Gunter and Jacob Plapp made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Gunter tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Plapp struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). He is becoming a predictor of Kenosha Christian Life's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 3-1 (and 4-7 when he doesn't). At bat, Gunter got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI and two runs, while Plapp went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Daxton Lepinski, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Evan Shaffer was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.

Kenosha Christian Life always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Kenosha Christian Life moved to 7-8 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Faith Christian, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kenosha Christian Life will challenge Heritage Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Faith Christian, they will take on Kingdom Prep Lutheran at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.