Schaumburg Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. Their rough 16-5 defeat to the Westminster Christian Warriors might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Schaumburg Christian of the 14-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Josh Falco was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of James Carey, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Westminster Christian's side, Elijah Geu made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Geu was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Westminster Christian got a massive performance out of Connor Zorn, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Brian Powers was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Schaumburg Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Westminster Christian, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Schaumburg Christian will head out on the road to square off against Yorkville Christian at 10:00 a.m. in Saturday's first game. Yorkville Christian will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Schaumburg Christian surely won't give up without a fight. As for Westminster Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Westmont at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Westmont's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Westminster Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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