Banks had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Horizon Christian Hawks out 6-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Banks also won the last time the pair played back in April.
For Horizon Christian's part, Grant Sumner was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Banks pushed their record up to 19-3 with that win, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Horizon Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Banks will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Rainier at 3:30 p.m. Banks' pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Rainier's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Horizon Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Westside Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Horizon Christian is facing Westside Christian at the right time seeing as Westside Christian is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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