Pleasant Hope had lost four straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped down to 1-4 to make it five. They came up short against the Lighthouse Christian Chargers, falling 10-1. The Pirates were not able to make up for their loss to the Chargers from their previous meeting back in March of 2025.
As for Lighthouse Christian, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 12-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games.
For Lighthouse Christian's part, they got a great performance from Ashton Wallace as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Wallace a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Gabe Reeves was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Jake Morgan, who went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pleasant Hope will square off against Skyline at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lighthouse Christian, they will face off against Mt. Vernon at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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