Open Door Christian won the last time they faced New London, and things went their way on Friday too. The Open Door Christian Patriots walked away with a 7-4 victory over the New London Wildcats.
Charlie Murphy made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Murphy was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Ben Comer was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On New London's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Sword, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, New London didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their 12th loss (out of 17 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Open Door Christian's win bumped their record up to 15-7. As for New London, their loss dropped their record down to 5-16.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Open Door Christian will take on Keystone at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Open Door Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for New London, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mansfield Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. New London is facing Mansfield Christian at the right time seeing as Mansfield Christian is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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