The Richmond Christian Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Portsmouth Christian Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Richmond Christian has three straight wins, Portsmouth Christian has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Richmond Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They never let Non Varsity Opponent onto the board and left with a 16-0 win. While fans of Richmond Christian might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Deklen Matthews was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Matthews has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Matthews was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Presley Melton and Bryson Perkins did most of the damage at the plate: Melton scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Perkins scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Lucas Comayagua was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Portsmouth Christian lost 8-1 to Greenbrier Christian Academy on Monday.
Richmond Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. As for Portsmouth Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
