Griffith extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping them down to 5-7. They lost 7-1 to the Illiana Christian Vikings. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-3 on Tuesday.
As for Illiana Christian, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 10-3. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.
For Illiana Christian's part, Spencer Bandstra was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Those 12 strikeouts gave Bandstra a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that he has brought in this season.
In other batting news, Illiana Christian let Tanner Post and Nick Deblock run wild. Post went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Deblock went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. That triple was Post's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Krause, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Griffith and Illiana Christian could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Panthers will square off against Munster at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (182 vs. 7). Meanwhile, Illiana Christian (ranked 43rd) will meet Valparaiso (ranked tenth) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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