Faith Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They fell just short of the Purdue Broad Ripple Lynx by a score of 10-9. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Faith Christian of the 11-8 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Saturday.
Colin Frier made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and a double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Seth Leedy was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Faith Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 12 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
On Purdue Broad Ripple's side, Connor Donsbach and Alistair Clark made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Donsbach tossed 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Clark tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Donsbach got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI, while Clark scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matthew Spychalski, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Daniel White, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Faith Christian's loss dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Purdue Broad Ripple, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-13.
Faith Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against West Central at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Purdue Broad Ripple, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Indy Genesis HomeSchool at 5:30 p.m.
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