The Sturgeon Bulldogs will face off against Christian Fellowship at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Sturgeon might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-2 to Brashear, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Christian Fellowship let Van-Far stack four runs on them in the seventh inning on Thursday but luckily Christian Fellowship prevailed anyway. Christian Fellowship won by a run and slipped past Van-Far 8-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for Christian Fellowship.
Christian Fellowship let Jack Papineau and Brett Conklin run wild. Papineau got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run, while Conklin got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. Conklin has become a key player for Christian Fellowship: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Noah Prill, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Christian Fellowship always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Christian Fellowship's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Sturgeon, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Everything went Sturgeon's way against Christian Fellowship in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Sturgeon made off with a 13-6 win. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do Christian Fellowship have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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