On Wednesday, Houston faced Grace Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Houston Hawks came out on top against the Grace Christian Grizzlies by a score of 9-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Houston also won the last time the pair played last Thursday.
Sebastian Sanford made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Sanford was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Houston let Ryan Preboski and Aidan McDonnell loose on the outfield. Preboski scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while McDonnell scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Sonnentag, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Houston has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2-1 record this season. As for Grace Christian, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Houston will take on Wasilla at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wasilla is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Grace Christian, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Colony at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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