Grace Christian extended their losing streak to seven on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 1-11 in the process. They lost 12-1 to the Soldotna Stars. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Stars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-1 on May 3rd.
As for Soldotna, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-9-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games.
For Soldotna's part, Jack Harper made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Harper has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Matthew Schilling was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI. Soldotna is 7-1 when Schilling posts two or more runs, but 6-8-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jett Brophy, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
As of now, neither Grace Christian nor Soldotna have any future games scheduled.
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