Lincoln Charter waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Christ the King Crusaders and snuck past 6-5. That's more bragging rights for Lincoln Charter, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Canton Bare and Jacob Smith made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Bare tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Smith pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Bare scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Smith scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brody Thompson, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of William Roberts, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Like Lincoln Charter, Christ the King also got a great game from a two-way player: Owen Shipman. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Shipman was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
Shipman wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Walsh, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Christ the King didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincoln Charter only tossed six.
Lincoln Charter's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. As for Christ the King, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5.
Lincoln Charter will stay at home for another game and welcome Union Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last four games Lincoln Charter has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Christ the King, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Charlotte Catholic at 7:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Christ the King: 2.7, Charlotte Catholic: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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