The Portland Christian Royals will head out on the road to challenge the Willamina Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Portland Christian is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Portland Christian will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Willamina on Tuesday. Portland Christian came out on top against Willamina by a score of 10-6.
Jack Mazurowski and Evan Satre made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Mazurowski struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Satre struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Mazurowski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Mazurowski scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Satre scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Donovan Endres, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Portland Christian's victory ended an 11-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-9. As for Willamina, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps