First Assembly Christian had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They beat the Whitehaven Tigers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-1. For First Assembly Christian, this counts as revenge for the 8-2 loss Whitehaven walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2022.
Ryker Minor tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kayden Hartunian, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Forrest, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Whitehaven's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was KeShawn Lee, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
First Assembly Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for Whitehaven, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-6 record this season.
First Assembly Christian will head out on the road to square off against St. Benedict at Auburndale at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. First Assembly Christian is facing St. Benedict at Auburndale at the right time seeing as St. Benedict at Auburndale is stuck on a 20-game losing streak. Whitehaven does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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