Heartland Christian's hitters rose to the challenge against a Bluejays pitching crew that boasted an average of only 2.7 points allowed on Thursday. The Heartland Christian Lions walked away with a 13-9 victory over the Jackson-Milton Bluejays. That's more bragging rights for Heartland Christian, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jake Walker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Walker was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Heartland Christian got a massive performance out of Tyler Rarick, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Will Morgan, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Heartland Christian's win bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Jackson-Milton, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Heartland Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Jackson-Milton: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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