The Forge Christian Fury will venture away from home to square off against the Denver Christian Thunder at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Forge Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so Denver Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Forge Christian can't be too worried about heading out to take on Denver Christian: they just beat Kent Denver at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Fury never let the Sun Devils get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Fury, who have now won five matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Jonathan Tipton tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Forge Christian got a big performance out of Ben McLean, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Jonah Boykin was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Denver Christian waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Jaguars.
Denver Christian saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Reilly, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI. Another was Trey Speir, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Denver Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in May of 2024.
Denver Christian's win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Forge Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
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