Blackwell lost against Crossings Christian back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Blackwell Maroons wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-1 walloping at the hands of the Crossings Christian Knights. Blackwell has not had much luck with Crossings Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Blackwell saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zaden Root, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On Crossings Christian's side, Carson Baugh made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Baugh was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Maddox Turner was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alex Foraker, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Blackwell's loss dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Crossings Christian, their win bumped their record up to 14-8.
Blackwell has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Tonkawa at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Crossings Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Casady at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Crossings Christian is facing Casady at the right time seeing as Casady is stuck on a 15-game losing streak.
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