Oklahoma Christian Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four in Tuesday's first game. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Mulhall-Orlando Panthers. This was a revenge matchup for Oklahoma Christian Academy, as the team was forced to settle for an 11-9 defeat when these two played last Friday.
Cruz Gillespie made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and not a single walk). Gillespie has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Gillespie was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matthias Clay, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Oklahoma Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Mulhall-Orlando, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Oklahoma Christian Academy beat Mulhall-Orlando by a score of 3-2 later that day.
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