Sullivan has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Unity Christian Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Unity Christian took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Sullivan, who comes in off a win.
Sullivan is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Blue Ridge on Wednesday as Sullivan made off with a 15-0 victory. Sullivan might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matches by six runs or more this season.
Jake Stewart and Adan Mills did most of the damage at the plate: Stewart scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Mills went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Konnor Randol, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Unity Christian had to settle for a 10-8 loss against Cerro Gordo/Bement on Monday.
Haiden Stocks put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Stocks has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Stocks was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Jackson PettyJohn made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Will Marley was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Sullivan has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-13 record this season. As for Unity Christian, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season.
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