After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Batavia, Miami Valley Christian Academy was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Bethel-Tate Tigers with a sharp 11-4 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their two-run performance the match before.
Gavin French spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up six Ks.
Luke Autry
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On the hitting side, Luke Autry was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Owen Nickum was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Miami Valley Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .432. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Miami Valley Christian Academy pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Bethel-Tate, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Miami Valley Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 6-5 defeat against Reading on the 12th. As for Bethel-Tate, they will take on Blanchester at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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