After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lake Worth, Lake Worth Christian was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 12-11 win over the Atlantic Christian Sharks. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Lake Worth Christian considering their two-run performance the match before.
Mia Kruspe made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Kruspe has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kruspe was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lake Worth Christian got a massive performance out of Jayden Deveaux, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Deveaux is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Cooper Luna, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
On Atlantic Christian's side, Alessandro Gonzalez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing six bases while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Cooper, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-4.
Lake Worth Christian's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Atlantic Christian, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Lake Worth Christian will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Leonard at 4:00 p.m. As for Atlantic Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Highlands Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Atlantic Christian has given up an average of 9.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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