Country Christian's hitters rose to the challenge against a Raiders pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.73 runs allowed on Thursday. Everything went the Country Christian Cougars' way against the Lost River Raiders as the Country Christian Cougars made off with a 12-5 victory. Country Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight contests by seven runs or more this season.
Country Christian got a massive performance out of Tanner Crandall, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5. Tranden Stricker was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Lost River's side, Gage Mortensen was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
The win (which was Country Christian's fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-11. As for Lost River, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-2.
Country Christian will head out on the road to face off against Illinois Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Illinois Valley's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five games. As for Lost River, they will face off against Union/Cove on Monday. Lost River is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road.
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