The College Heights Christian Cougars are on the road again on Thursday to play the Marionville Comets at 4:30 p.m. College Heights Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Marionville will be coming in after a loss.
College Heights Christian will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Jasper on Tuesday. College Heights Christian blew past Jasper 11-5.
Smoke Ezell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Joshua Anderson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jayce Walker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Marionville's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Diamond by a score of 6-5.
Isaac Stimpson put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stimpson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Stimpson was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with a stolen base and a double.
Stimpson wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Preston Herd, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Herd has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Kanien Klineline was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
The win got College Heights Christian back to even at 10-10. As for Marionville, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5.
College Heights Christian might still be hurting after the 10-3 loss they got from Marionville in their previous meeting back in May of 2021. Can College Heights Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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