After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last five games, Berean Christian finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They lost 12-2 to the Northgate Broncos. Berean Christian has struggled against Northgate recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Berean Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Kundysek, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Northgate's side, Makenna Choi and Ashley Herman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Choi kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Herman pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Choi has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Choi scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Herman scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addison Baxter, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Taelyn Jriyasetapong was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Berean Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Northgate, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-8-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Berean Christian will face off against Concord at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Berean Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season. As for Northgate, they will head out on the road to square off against Las Lomas at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Northgate's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Las Lomas' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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