Unity Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Blue Ridge Knights a 15-0 shutout. The win was a breath of fresh air for Unity Christian as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Haiden Stocks made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Stocks was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Unity Christian let Jackson PettyJohn and Will Marley loose on the outfield. PettyJohn scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Marley went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Wood, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Unity Christian's victory bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Blue Ridge, they dropped their record down to 0-6 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Unity Christian will challenge North Mac at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Unity Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Blue Ridge, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond at 4:30 p.m.
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