Western Christian had lost 14 straight at home dating back to last season, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 1-12 to make it 15. They came up short against the Country Christian Cougars, falling 10-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-2 on Monday.
As for Country Christian, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 14-7. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games.
For Country Christian's part, Western Christian's batters probably weren't too happy with Tyson Smith, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 16 Ks (he gave up a single walk). Smith also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Cougars are 11-3 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 3-4 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Country Christian got a big performance out of Andrew Ives, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one triple. That's the most RBI Ives has posted since back in April. Jesse Hernandez was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
While Western Christian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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