With a playoff game on the line, Evangel Christian Academy rose to the challenge on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Elbert Bulldogs with a sharp 9-3 win. Evangel Christian Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by six runs or more this season.
Levi Alexander was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Alexander has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Alexander was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Andrew Stephenson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Andrew Gregory, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
On Elbert's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Hermes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Evangel Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Elbert, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Evangel Christian Academy beat Elbert by a score of 9-3 later that day.
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