The Portland Christian Royals will head out on the road to take on the Nestucca Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Portland Christian's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Gaston on Friday. They lost 6-0 to the Greyhounds. Portland Christian has struggled against Gaston recently, as their matchup on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Portland Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Humphrey, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Nestucca entered their tilt with Gaston with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They came out on top against the Greyhounds by a score of 14-10 last Friday. 14 seems to be a good number for Nestucca as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kenneth Blackburn Iii and Nolen Hurliman made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Blackburn Iii tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Hurliman tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Blackburn Iii has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Blackburn Iii scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Hurliman scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jaxon Jensen was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brady Hurliman, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Portland Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11-1. As for Nestucca, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Portland Christian might still be hurting after the 14-4 loss they got from Nestucca in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Portland Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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