After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Westview, Garrett was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Churubusco Eagles out 5-4. That's more bragging rights for Garrett, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Elijah Chapman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up 13 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lucas Collins was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Ice, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Churubusco's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bransen Hart, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
The victory got Garrett back to even at 2-2. As for Churubusco, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4-1.
Garrett will be playing in front of their home fans against West Noble at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. West Noble will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Churubusco, they will head out on the road to challenge Eastside at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Eastside's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Churubusco's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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