Lakewood Park Christian had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against the Churubusco Eagles on Saturday as the Lakewood Park Christian Panthers made off with an 11-5 win. This was payback for Lakewood Park Christian, who suffered a 5-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Ethan Young and Elias Chaffee did most of the damage at the plate: Young got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four RBI and a stolen base, while Chaffee scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Corbin White, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Churubusco's side, Brennan Gaff made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Keaton Blessing was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Churubusco didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 14th loss (out of 20 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Lakewood Park Christian's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Churubusco, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-20-1 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Lakewood Park Christian beat Churubusco by a score of 11-5 later that day.
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