The Country Christian Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Lost River Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Country Christian comes in on three and Lost River on 13.
Country Christian's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Western Christian 8-0.
Tyson Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Smith has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, Tanner Crandall was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Jesse Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lost River narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Days Creek 8-7.
Country Christian pushed their record up to 14-11 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Lost River, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1.
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