The West Michigan Christian Patriots will head out to take on the Zion Christian Mountaineers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
On Thursday, West Michigan Christian got the win against Muskegon Heights by a conclusive 21-3.
Liam Nowell and Caden Hickson made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Nowell pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Hickson tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Nowell scored three runs while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances, while Hickson scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, West Michigan Christian got a massive performance out of Caden Harris, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, four RBI, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Lang, who scored four runs while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Zion Christian had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by an 11-4 margin over the Clippers. Considering the Mountaineers have won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Isaac Moes was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Caleb Kloosterman was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Zion Christian pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for West Michigan Christian, their record is now 2-0.
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