There's no place like home for Houston Christian, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top against the St. John's Mavericks by a score of 4-1 on Friday. This was a revenge contest for Houston Christian, as the team was forced to settle for a 4-2 defeat when these two played last Thursday.
Jake Chenoweth and Will Jackson dominated on the mound. Chenoweth pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk), while Jackson tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaden Worley, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Houston Christian has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9-1 record this season. As for St. John's, their loss dropped their record down to 15-4-1.
Houston Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Episcopal at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Episcopal: 3.1, Houston Christian: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for St. John's, they will head out on the road to square off against Cooper at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. John's is facing Cooper at the right time seeing as Cooper is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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