With a playoff game on the line, Bloomfield Christian School rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over Rochester Hills Christian. The victory was familiar territory for Bloomfield Christian School who now have six in a row.
Joshua Backos made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Backos has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Backos was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joshua Reynolds, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
On Rochester Hills Christian's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Uptain, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Clark, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Bloomfield Christian School has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Rochester Hills Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Bloomfield Christian School will square off against Barry County Christian at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday. Bloomfield Christian School is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. Rochester Hills Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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