The Dominion Christian Knights will head out on the road to square off against the St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dominion Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Cherokee Christian 8-7. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Dominion Christian let Ben Elsey and Carter Cox run wild. Elsey scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Cox went a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI and one double. Elsey also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Canaan Bowen, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
St. Pius X Catholic played against Clarkston on Wednesday and won via forfeit.
The victory keeps them at an undefeated 15-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Dominion Christian, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
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