Intermountain Christian gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Merit Preparatory Academy Knights a 4-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for the Lions, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Noah Hillaker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 19 over seven innings pitched. Hillaker was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Hillaker wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Coy White, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Intermountain Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now posted at least 0.3 batting average in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Intermountain Christian beat Merit Preparatory Academy by a score of 20-4.
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