Algoma Christian is still winless after their contest against Barry County Christian on Friday, but the team can take solace in the fact it was the closest they've come to winning. They fell just short of Barry County Christian by a score of 3-1. That's two games in a row now that Algoma Christian has lost by exactly two runs.
For Barry County Christian's part, Grant VanderWoude spent all five innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Barry County Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaiah Birmingham, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Algoma Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Barry County Christian, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-3.
Algoma Christian will head out on the road to face off against Barry County Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Barry County Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season. As for they, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Waldron at 12:00 p.m. Barry County Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Waldron's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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