Church Point's game last Thursday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the St. Edmund Fighting Blue Jays. That's more bragging rights for Church Point, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jack Venable made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Venable was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Luke Venable looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Venable wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carter Fontenot, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On St. Edmund's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grant Miller, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Church Point's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-13. As for St. Edmund, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Church Point will challenge Northwest at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for St. Edmund, they will head out on the road to square off against False River at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Edmund is facing False River at the right time seeing as False River is stuck on a 13-game losing streak.
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