There's no place like home for Augusta Christian, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Saturday. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over Augusta Eagles on Tuesday. This was payback for Augusta Christian, who suffered a 5-4 loss the last time these two teams met.
Santiago Pacheco was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Pacheco was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Jayden Stone tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits.
Back at the plate, Ethan Duckworth was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Luke Spivey, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Augusta Eagles' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaiden Jacobsen, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Augusta Christian's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Augusta Eagles, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4-1.
Augusta Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Fox Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fox Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Augusta Eagles, they will head out on the road to face off against Upstate at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Upstate hasn't scored more than one runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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