Crosspoint entered their tilt with Evergreen Lutheran with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Evergreen Lutheran Eagles on Saturday. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Crosspoint has scored all season.
Levi Bates and Flint Howard were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Bates didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Howard pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bates has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Bates scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2, while Howard scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Shay Bickel was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jonah Hinman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Evergreen Lutheran's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Menti, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Crosspoint's victory bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Evergreen Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Crosspoint will be playing at home against Mount Vernon Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Crosspoint is on a six-game streak of home wins, Mount Vernon Christian a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Evergreen Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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