Resurrection Christian extended their postseason success on Saturday against Forge Christian. They won by a run and slipped past the Forge Christian Fury 7-6. That's more bragging rights for Resurrection Christian, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Graham Riggs tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Deegan Corrigan was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Christian Siemer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Forge Christian's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brock Wycoff, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Wycoff has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Taylor, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Resurrection Christian's victory bumped their record up to 22-5. As for Forge Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-7.
Resurrection Christian will square off against Berthoud at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Resurrection Christian: 3.9, Berthoud: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Forge Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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