The Friendship Christian Commanders will be playing at home against the Hendersonville Commandos at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Friendship Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Oakland by a score of 7-6.
Friendship Christian got a good showing from Sam Duckwiler, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Duckwiler has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mason Hallum made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Knox Hayslip, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Hendersonville suffered a rough 12-3 defeat at the hands of Station Camp on Thursday. Hendersonville has not had much luck with Station Camp recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Mason Baker was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Friendship Christian's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-6-1. As for Hendersonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11-3.
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