The Heartland Christian Lions will head out to square off against the Bristol Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Heartland Christian has given up an average of 11.2 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Things were looking good for Heartland Christian after they put the first runs on the board on Saturday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They came up short against United, falling 15-1. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Golden Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Bristol made sure to put some runs up on the board against Lordstown on Wednesday. The Panthers came out on top against the Red Devils by a score of 11-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Red Devils: they've now won four in a row.
Kaiden Kohler made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in May of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. That run marked the first that he scored this season.
In other batting news, Ronald Imhoff and Keifer Swager did most of the damage at the plate: Imhoff scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Swager went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Swager also put up a run, which was his first of the season. Croc Thorp was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Bristol's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-4. As for Heartland Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
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