DeMotte Christian lost against Frontier last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The DeMotte Christian Knights fell just short of the Frontier Falcons by a score of 12-10. DeMotte Christian has not had much luck with Frontier recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Gabe Rottier put in work no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and seven unearned) runs off six hits. Rottier was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Rottier wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Joah Bultema, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Kyle Bayci was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
DeMotte Christian now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Frontier, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-5.
DeMotte Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against West Central at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Frontier, they will head out on the road to square off against Clinton Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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