Tri-County can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Faith Christian Eagles with a sharp 14-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Tri-County.
Eric Zarse made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Zarse has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Zarse was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, Tri-County let Tyler Burns and Koby Bahler loose on the outfield. Burns scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Bahler went 3-for-4 with six RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Connor Ross, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Faith Christian's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Carlson, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Hill, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Faith Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of ten games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Tri-County pushed their record up to 10-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Faith Christian, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.
Tri-County will head out on the road to square off against Seeger at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Seeger will roll in looking for their 16th straight victory, something Tri-County surely won't give up without a fight. As for Faith Christian, they will be playing at home against Purdue Broad Ripple at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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