Christian had lost eight straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 2-7 to make it nine. They came up short against the Forest Hills Eastern Hawks, falling 16-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-7 on Monday.
As for Forest Hills Eastern, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 13-2. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won 11 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
For Forest Hills Eastern's part, Samira Zehner made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over four innings pitched. Zehner has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Emilee Nowicki and Samantha Hancart did most of the damage at the plate: Nowicki got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, two RBI, and one double, while Hancart went 2-for-3 with four runs, one double, and one RBI. Those four runs gave Hancart a new career-high. Raena Scully also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Christian will venture away from home to take on Forest Hills Central at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The Rangers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.83 runs per game on average), something the Eagles will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Forest Hills Eastern, they will head out to challenge Northview at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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