North Eugene won the last time they faced Churchill, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The North Eugene Highlanders narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Churchill Lancers 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for North Eugene.
Kellan Justice tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, North Eugene let Austin Gottfried and Aiden Hibler loose on the outfield. Gottfried scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Hibler scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Churchill's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andy Womack, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
North Eugene's win bumped their record up to 9-14-1. As for Churchill, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.
North Eugene will have a chance to go back-to-back against Churchill: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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