With a playoff game on the line, Tri-County rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Faith Christian Eagles with a sharp 18-5 win. Tri-County's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Connor Ross and Eric Zarse were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Ross pitched four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Zarse struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Ross has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Ross scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances, while Zarse scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Burns, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Dahlenburg, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
On Faith Christian's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Hill, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Faith Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. This was only their 12th loss (out of 14 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Tri-County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Faith Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-16 record this season.
Tri-County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory vs. Rossville on the 27th. Faith Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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