Mansfield Christian posted their closest win since April 27, 2024 on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Crestline Bulldogs, sneaking past 8-6. This was payback for the Flames, who suffered a 7-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.

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The team relied heavily on JR Reeder, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Mansfield Christian: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 0-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Webb, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Mansfield Christian's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-8. As for Crestline, they dropped their record down to 1-10 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Bulldogs beat Mansfield Christian by a score of 14-2 later that day.
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