With a playoff win on the line, First Baptist rose to the challenge on Thursday. They never let the Nazarene Christian Academy Lions get on the board and left with a 4-0 win.
The result came thanks to Preston Gough's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, First Baptist saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Santana Cobio, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI. Beckett Vaughn was another, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
First Baptist has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Nazarene Christian Academy, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 16-5 record.
As of now, neither First Baptist nor the Lions have any future games scheduled.
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