Tuesday just wasn't the day for Basic's offense. They lost 7-0 to the Faith Lutheran Crusaders on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Basic's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Lincoln Evans was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Randall Riley stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Southisene, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Even though they lost, Basic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Faith Lutheran only posted a batting average of .192.
On Faith Lutheran's side, Hunter Beck tossed a big game, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Faith Lutheran saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rouselle Shepard, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Basic's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-5. As for Faith Lutheran, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 19-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Basic by a score of 7-3.
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