The Decatur Golden Gators will be playing at home against the Bellevue Christian Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Decatur lost 11-4 to Tahoma on Wednesday.
Spencer Holloway made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Nate Gilmore was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Decatur didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tahoma only tossed six.
Meanwhile, Bellevue Christian entered their tilt with Seattle Christian with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They never let the Warriors onto the board and left with a 20-0 win on Monday. Bellevue Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 games by six runs or more this season.
Brock Ryan made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ryan was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Evenson, who scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Erdman, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Decatur's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-10. As for Bellevue Christian, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2.
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