Ocala Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 13-3 walloping at the hands of the Wildwood Wildcats. That's two games in a row now that Ocala Christian has lost by exactly ten runs.
Ocala Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was William Hicks, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Ocala Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wildwood only tossed four.
On Wildwood's side, the team relied heavily on Ondre Ryan, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ethan Lemire, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Ocala Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Wildwood, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-9.
Ocala Christian didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 23-19 win vs. Peniel Baptist Academy on the 20th. As for Wildwood, they will head out on the road to take on Saint Francis Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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