The Open Door Christian Patriots will venture away from home to challenge the South Central Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Open Door Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight defeats, while South Central will come in with five straight wins.
Things were looking good for Open Door Christian after they put the first run on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Columbia by a score of 6-5. While the Patriots didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Raiders 4-0 in the first period.
Elias Branson was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That stolen base was his first of the season. Tripp Taylor was another key player, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, South Central won against Crestline on Friday with 13 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Trojans put the hurt on New London with a sharp 13-2 victory. Surprisingly, this marked the Trojans' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Open Door Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for South Central, their win bumped their record up to 11-7.
Open Door Christian came up short against South Central when the teams last played back in April of 2022, falling 10-6. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
