Christ the King barely beat Community School of Davidson the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Christ the King put the hurt on Community School of Davidson with a sharp 9-1 win on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Crusaders sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Troy Alderfer
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Owen Shipman and Troy Alderfer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Shipman struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Meanwhile, Alderfer pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in February. At the plate, Shipman scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Alderfer scored two runs while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave Alderfer a new career-high.
In other batting news, Patrick Walsh was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. He has become a key player for Christ the King: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was John Gargano, who scored a run and stole a base.
Christ the King's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Community School of Davidson, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
Christ the King will have a chance to go back-to-back against Community School of Davidson: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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