Houston Christian has been on the road for five straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Northside Falcons HomeSchool Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Houston Christian: 3.2, Northside Falcons HomeSchool: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
In what's become a running theme this season, Houston Christian gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Cooper.
Will Jackson made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Jackson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jackson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Hudson Davenport and Kirby Orth did most of the damage at the plate: Davenport scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Orth scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Orth has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Seth Perkins, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Northside Falcons HomeSchool's offense. They suffered a tough 7-0 defeat at the hands of Hudson last Tuesday. Considering the last time Northside Falcons HomeSchool couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
Houston Christian's victory bumped their record up to 10-7-1. As for Northside Falcons HomeSchool, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-5-1.
Houston Christian couldn't quite finish off Northside Falcons HomeSchool in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can Houston Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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