Crosspoint stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Pope John Paul II Eagles with a sharp 21-7 victory. The win was familiar territory for Crosspoint who now have six in a row.
Levi Bates and Flint Howard made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Bates struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Howard pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bates has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Bates scored three runs and stole five bases while going 4-for-6, while Howard went 3-for-5 with four stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Crosspoint got a massive performance out of John 'JT' Keen, who went 3-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Shay Bickel was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
Crosspoint pushed their record up to 11-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Pope John Paul II, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Crosspoint will square off against Non Varsity Opponent at 2:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Pope John Paul II, they will head out on the road to face off against Oakville at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pope John Paul II is facing Oakville at the right time seeing as Oakville is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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