Kinkaid fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Houston Christian on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Houston Christian Mustangs by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, Kinkaid couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Houston Christian's part, Jake Chenoweth looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Thomas Frank, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeb Burkhart, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
Kinkaid's defeat dropped their record down to 11-18. As for Houston Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-12-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kinkaid will square off against Lutheran South Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Houston Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against St. Andrew's at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Houston Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so St. Andrew's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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