Friendship Christian came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Ezell-Harding Christian Eagles 21-4. 21 seems to be a good number for Friendship Christian as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Elijah Stockton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Stockton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Jacob Chapman was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Mason Hallum was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Friendship Christian is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5-1 record this season. As for Ezell-Harding Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6-1.
Friendship Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Middle Tennessee Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Middle Tennessee Christian will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Ezell-Harding Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge Cane Ridge at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Ezell-Harding Christian is facing Cane Ridge at the right time seeing as Cane Ridge is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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