Crosspoint Christian waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Aurora Christian Academy Arrows out 6-5. That's more bragging rights for Crosspoint Christian, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Carl Lewis made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lewis has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lewis was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases.
Lewis wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Asher Weldy, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Aurora Christian Academy's side, Andrew Sweeney made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4.
Crosspoint Christian's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Aurora Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
Crosspoint Christian will head out on the road to take on Plaza Heights Christian Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Plaza Heights Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.6 runs per game this season. As for Aurora Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Lighthouse Christian at 6:00 p.m. Aurora Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
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