If DeMotte Christian was feeling good off their 15-8 takedown of Faith Christian last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The DeMotte Christian Knights fell victim to a tough 9-3 defeat at the hands of the Tri-County Cavaliers on Tuesday. DeMotte Christian has struggled against Tri-County recently, as their game on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Luke Terpstra was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Terpstra was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Terpstra wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gage Cary, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Like DeMotte Christian, Tri-County also got a great game from a two-way player: Noah Pratt. On the mound, he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Pratt has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season. Pratt was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Tyler Burns was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Grayson Schneider, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Having lost for the first time this season, DeMotte Christian fell to 2-1. As for Tri-County, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
While DeMotte 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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