North Eugene and Churchill are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The North Eugene Highlanders will head out on the road to take on the Churchill Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, it was close, but North Eugene sidestepped Churchill for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for North Eugene.
North Eugene got a great performance from Kellan Justice as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, North Eugene let Austin Gottfried and Aiden Hibler loose on the outfield. Gottfried scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Hibler scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
North Eugene's win bumped their record up to 9-14-1. As for Churchill, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.
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