Wesleyan Christian Academy waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They were the clear victor by an 11-3 margin over the Westchester Country Day Wildcats. Wesleyan Christian Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matches by seven runs or more this season.
Hudson Lance made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lance has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lance was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other pitching news, Sam Cozart tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Sawyer Black, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Nick Papciak was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Westchester Country Day's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Engle, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Wesleyan Christian Academy pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Westchester Country Day, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2.
Wesleyan Christian Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Westchester Country Day: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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