Houston Christian proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by ten) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past the Valley Christian Trojans 4-3.
Hudson Davenport
| 02/20/26 vs Tatum | 5 |
| 02/27/26 @ East Bernard | 2 |
| 03/10/26 vs Valley Christian | 1 |
Hudson Davenport made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He is becoming a predictor of Houston Christian's success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 2-1 (and 3-4-1 when he doesn't). Davenport was even better at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Davenport wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Kay, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one RBI.
The victory got Houston Christian back to even at 5-5-1. As for Valley Christian, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Coming up, Houston Christian will face off against Emery/Weiner at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Valley Christian, they will challenge Lutheran South Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Pioneers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Trojans' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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