Discovery Christian lost against Lamar Christian back in March of 2017, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Discovery Christian wound up on the wrong side of a rough 18-3 walloping at the hands of the Lamar Christian Lions. Discovery Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Lamar Christian's part, TJ Davis and Weston Oxenrider made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Davis struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs but no hits. Meanwhile, Oxenrider tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Davis went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double, while Oxenrider went 2-for-3 with four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Austin Esser, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of DJ Parhm, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Discovery Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Lamar Christian, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-4.
While Discovery Christian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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