After only two runs in their last contest, DeMotte Christian made sure to put some runs up on the board against Faith Christian on Thursday. Everything went the DeMotte Christian Knights' way against the Faith Christian Eagles as the DeMotte Christian Knights made off with a 15-8 win. The final score was a far cry from the score of their previous head-to-head, which saw the teams combine for two runs.
Jayce Bultema was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Bultema was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-6.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Titus Terpstra, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Carter Davis, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Faith Christian's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Fernando Peralta, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Even though they lost, Faith Christian was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as DeMotte Christian only hit no.
The victory made it two in a row for DeMotte Christian and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Faith Christian, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
DeMotte Christian will head out on the road to take on Tri-County at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Faith Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against North White at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Faith Christian has given up an average of 8.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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