Christchurch School came into Wednesday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a run and slipped past the Fredericksburg Christian Eagles 8-7. This was payback for Christchurch School, who suffered a 14-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Kemp Davis made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Davis was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cam Byers, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Trey Fitchett was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
On Fredericksburg Christian's side, Eli Pyle was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Johnson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Fredericksburg Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Christchurch School only tossed nine.
Christchurch School made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-3. As for Fredericksburg Christian, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Christchurch School will challenge Catholic at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Fredericksburg Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Seton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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