Vance Charter came tearing into Thursday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Vance Charter, who have now won five games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Shawn Thomas Journigan made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Journigan has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Journigan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Julius Burke was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Larson Brewer, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
On Excelsior Classical Academy's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Mendoza, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Vance Charter pushed their record up to 8-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Excelsior Classical Academy, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Vance Charter will have a chance to go back-to-back against Excelsior Classical Academy: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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