Heartland Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against the Jackson-Milton Bluejays as the Heartland Christian Lions made off with a 14-6 win. With that victory, Heartland Christian brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Will Morgan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on six hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Heartland Christian got a massive performance out of Paul Bender, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jake Walker, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and four RBI.
Heartland Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for Jackson-Milton, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Heartland Christian will face off against East at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Jackson-Milton, they will head out on the road to take on Manchester at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Manchester: 3.9, Jackson-Milton: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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