With a playoff game on the line, Woodland Christian rose to the challenge on Thursday. They beat the Ferndale Wildcats by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-0. Woodland Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 20 contests by six runs or more this season.
Wyatt Bickel was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Bickel has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bickel was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Owen Tessier, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Alejandro Torres, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Woodland Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season. As for Ferndale, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-3-1.
As of now, neither Woodland Christian nor Ferndale have any future games scheduled.
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