Lighthouse Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell victim to a tough 17-2 loss at the hands of the Grangeville Bulldogs.
Lighthouse Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Ford, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Grangeville's side, Jack Bransford was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 14 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Bransford was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Grangeville got a big performance out of Carter Mundt, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Taven Ebert, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Lighthouse Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Grangeville, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-2.
Lighthouse Christian is on the road again on Saturday to play Malad at 11:00 a.m. Lighthouse Christian has given up an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Grangeville, they will head out on the road to take on Wendell at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Grangeville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.8 runs per game this season.
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