It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Calvin Christian ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Army-Navy Warriors and snuck past 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Calvin Christian.
Zach Gordon tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Calvin Christian's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Lapka, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Army-Navy's side, Nathan Bae made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run.
Calvin Christian's victory bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Army-Navy, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-10.
Calvin Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Joseph Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Joseph Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Army-Navy, they will head out on the road to square off against Coastal Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Army-Navy has given up an average of 13.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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