After flying high against Liberty Christian last Tuesday, Hilltop Christian came back down to earth. The Hilltop Christian Chargers suffered a tough 8-2 defeat at the hands of the Greenville Christian Academy Knights on Thursday. Hilltop Christian has struggled against Greenville Christian Academy recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Hilltop Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Brendle, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Brendle has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On Greenville Christian Academy's side, Mason Brown spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gabe Longenberger, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Letchworth, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Hilltop Christian's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Greenville Christian Academy, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hilltop Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Wilmington Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on April 15th. As for Greenville Christian Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Eastern Christian HomeSchool at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Greenville Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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