It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fellowship Christian can now relate to. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Redan Raiders on Thursday. Fellowship Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lawson Ivey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Fellowship Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reid Harke, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Redan's side, the team relied heavily on Collin Brightwell, who went 3-for-3 with two triples, a run, and a double. Derek Peoples was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Fellowship Christian's loss dropped their record down to 13-16. As for Redan, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 23-4.
Fellowship Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Redan, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Mount Paran Christian at 2:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mount Paran Christian: 1.6, Redan: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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