Churchill fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Crater on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They came up short against the Comets, falling 10-4. The Lancers haven't had much luck with the Comets recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Jace Litten
| 04/04/26 @ Gresham | 3 |
| 04/21/26 vs Crater | 2 |
| 03/25/26 vs Chatfield | 2 |
| 04/14/26 @ Ashland | 1 |
| 04/11/26 vs Thurston | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
Jace Litten and Lucas Gansen stepped up to the plate in a big way. Litten got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base, while Gansen went 3-for-5 with three RBI and one run. Litten is becoming a predictor of Churchill's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 3-7 when he doesn't).
Churchill's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Crater, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Comets beat Churchill by a score of 7-2 on Saturday.
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