Crosspoint put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over the Sound Christian Lions. Crosspoint's win was all the more impressive since Sound Christian was averaging only 3.43 runs allowed on the season.
Flint Howard made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit, only one earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Howard was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Silas Stenerson, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Levi Bates, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
The victory (which was Crosspoint's fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-1. As for Sound Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Crosspoint will be playing at home against Bremerton at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Sound Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Quilcene at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Sound Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Quilcene's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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