Fayetteville Christian's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the O'Neal Falcons 12-10. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Fayetteville Christian considering their one-run performance the match before.
Kris Willis was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Willis was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Willis wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Guinn, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Guinn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Joshua Martin was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
On O'Neal's side, Will Slagle was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Mullis, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Fayetteville Christian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for O'Neal, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6-1.
As of now, neither Fayetteville Christian nor O'Neal have any future games scheduled.
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