It was a good run, but Sumiton Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Saturday. They suffered a tough 8-2 defeat at the hands of the Oak Grove Tigers. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Sumiton Christian couldn't push the score so high this time.
Sumiton Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Hicks, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Parrish, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Oak Grove's side, Jay Fuller and Nathan Winholtz were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Fuller didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Winholtz struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Fuller has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Fuller scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Winholtz scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jimmie Loats was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Weston Hyche was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Sumiton Christian's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-4. As for Oak Grove, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a massive bump to their 19-10 record this season.
Sumiton Christian will head out on the road to take on Cordova at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Sumiton Christian is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Oak Grove, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against McAdory at 4:30 p.m. Oak Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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