Tri-City Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against the Pacific Ridge Firebirds as the Tri-City Christian Eagles made off with an 18-3 win. That's more bragging rights for Tri-City Christian, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Sam Denning and Phoenix Markoski made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Denning pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Markoski didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Denning got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and a triple, while Markoski got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Tri-City Christian got a big performance out of Daniel Muche, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Trevor Dalzell was another key contributor, scoring four runs while going 1-for-3.
On Pacific Ridge's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cal Chivers, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base.
Tri-City Christian's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-10. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs per game. As for Pacific Ridge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-13.
Tri-City Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pacific Ridge: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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